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Archived Becker's ASC Review E- Newsletters

December 23, 2024

• Optum acquires OrthoAlliance | Pa. ASC unexpectedly closes | Medical Mutual to reduce CRNA pay | 22 practice closures in 2024 | A year of new legal pitfalls for physicians | Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists to lay off 66 employees

December 21, 2024

• 10 ASC predictions in 2025 | Orthopedic leaders' tips to thrive | What's next for physician autonomy? | Top ASCs in 2024: Leapfrog | Top anesthesia pay misconceptions

December 20, 2024

• Where ASCs boomed in 2024 | ASC limits procedures amid IV shortage | Physician sentenced for opioid fraud | 5 large orthopedic groups' growth | GI groups getting bigger

December 19, 2024

• What's next for physician autonomy? | Pa. physicians protest hospital closure | A new gold standard for anesthesia care | Va. ASC settles age bias lawsuit | 7 hospital, health system bankruptcies | Ascension's 2 ASC sale approved

December 18, 2024

• Congress proposes 2.5% physician pay bump | Top 31 ASCs of 2024: Leapfrog | What happens when anesthesia reimbursements get cut? | State-by-state breakdown of new ASCs | ASCs to 'drive' Tenet success

December 17, 2024

• Insurer stocks drop as Trump vows to cut PBMs | 5 MA changes in '25 | CMS extends ACA coverage deadline | Neb. AG sues Change Healthcare | 4 key prior auth updates

December 16, 2024

• Where Stark law violations occurred in 2024 | 29 physician priorities for 2025 | 6 former staff suing their ASC employer | Survival of independent ASCs 'even more precarious' | Kaiser Permanente's biggest deals

December 14, 2024

• Medicare fraud claim against surgeon tossed | What did anesthesiologists learn in 2024? |The biggest lesson ASCs learned in 2024 | Is Walgreens primary care gamble backfiring? | 5 CMO exits in 2024

December 13, 2024

• A battleground state for CON laws | Kaiser cuts Wash. CRNA pay | Optum in 2024 | Hospital to pay $10M+ in false claims, physician referral scheme | Trump's FTC pick | What physicians learned in 2024 | All eyes on anesthesia

December 12, 2024

• Good news, bad news for physicians | Physician pays $1M in false billing case | Why 5 ASCs closed | Walgreens eyes PE sale | Dr. Oz's financial ties vs. CMS role | USPI in 2024 | ASCs brace for supply tariffs

December 11, 2024

• What Anthem's policy reversal could mean moving forward | Are physicians souring on employment? | ASCs' biggest lessons in 2024 | Physician sues former employer | 30-year-old practice to close | Suspect charged in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing

December 10, 2024

• Physicians' biggest hurdles | 26 payer moves impacting ASCs | Ga. practice to close | Lawmakers look to ban anesthesia time limits | 10 closures, layoffs | UnitedHealth on shooting, scrutiny | SC hospital sued after surgery death

December 09, 2024

• Endoscopic spine's remaining questions | AR, robotic spine navigation both highly accurate: HSS study | OrthoIndy names COO, CNO | Rothman in 2024: 11 notes | ASC industry changes in 2024

December 07, 2024

• Riding the wave of ASC growth | Neurosurgeon, group settle kickback allegations for $2M+ | 13 new ASCs in Nov. | ASCs' pay problem intensifies | 10 hospital closures, layoffs

December 06, 2024

• Anthem BCBS walks back anesthesia pay policy | Why are physician staffing firms failing? | Physician to pay $7M over fraud scheme | Who is behind Trump's small business agenda? | UnitedHealthcare CEO killed: New updates

December 05, 2024

• UnitedHealthcare CEO shot and killed | Why Tenet's ASC playbook is dominating | Why physician employment is unsustainable | 5 people to know from Trump's health team | A hidden factor behind the physician shortage

December 04, 2024

• Is Walgreens' primary care gamble backfiring? | ASCs adapt to the anesthesia crisis | ASC nurse alleges wrongful termination | 4 hospitals, health systems laying off staff | Minn. practice to close | CHS ASC sale falls through

December 03, 2024

• ASC megadeals reshaping the industry | 10 hospitals shuttering services | What a Trump presidency could mean for ASCs | 3 anesthesia pay cuts | Physician pleads guilty to $1.4M Medicare fraud scheme | 13 new ASCs | VillageMD's CEO steps down

December 02, 2024

• ASCs' pay problems intensify | What Dr. Oz's leadership could mean for physicians | 5 multimillion-dollar Stark law penalties | Physician hit with $6.8M verdict in botched surgery case | Kaiser Permanente's massive physician workforce

November 30, 2024

• Neurosurgeon settles false claims allegations for $2M | Trump's CDC pick: 10 notes | ASCs' growing financial storm | 10 richest US cities | 5 orthopedic practice mergers

November 29, 2024

• What a Trump presidency could mean for ASCs | ASCs' pay problems intensify | Physician staffing firm shutters | CMS proposes changes to MA | Md. practice to close | Riding the wave of ASC growth | What's new with site neutrality?

November 27, 2024

• Colo. clinics forced to close | The next wave in ASC survival | 5 ASC controversies | 14 orthopedic, spine layoffs in 5 years | Trump's surgeon general nominee | Policymakers push Anthem BCBS on new anesthesia policy

November 26, 2024

• ASC physician faces negligence lawsuit | ASCs' growing financial storm | Miss. medical center faces Stark law allegations | RFK Jr. eyes Medicare physician pay system overhaul | Trump's pick for CDC director | Spine's recent 'eureka moments'

November 25, 2024

• Optum, HCA & more sell ASCs | Trump picks FDA head | ASC industry's '800-pound gorilla' | Anesthesiologists brace for Anthem BCBS pay cut | Physicians pay $2.4M settlement | Dr. Oz, RFK Jr. on Medicare, Medicaid

November 23, 2024

• Optum's big moves | Dr. Oz tapped for CMS head | Spine surgeons tackle overhead squeeze | ASC physician sentenced for IV tampering | 24 hospital closures in 2024

November 22, 2024

• Optum-affiliated chain guilty of false claims | Is the ASC industry in danger of 'oligopoly'? | 3 clinic closures in 1 day | How private practices can brace for 2025 | Fla. group lays off physicians after filing for bankruptcy | 10 notes on consolidation

November 21, 2024

• What RFK Jr.'s leadership means for physicians | ASC physician sentenced to 190 years for IV bag tampering | Why physicians are not feeling pay bumps | Portland clinic to close, citing safety concerns | What 'criminalized medicine' means for physicians

November 20, 2024

• Trump taps Dr. Oz to run CMS | 24 hospital closures in 2024 | What ASCs get wrong about anesthesia | How big is Optum? | Physician sues HaysMed over noncompete | What 5 leaders are saying about Stark law

November 19, 2024

• Why physicians are unhappy with employment | Stark law overburdening physicians | Optum's big moves | Antifragile ASC blueprint | CMS' pay cut bad news for anesthesia | Physician pleads guilty to accepting kickbacks | UVM to close facilities

November 18, 2024

• The power players employing physicians | PE-backed practice to shutter | ASCs battle hospital, payer strength | Physician sues Prospect Medical Holdings | USPI vs. Surgery Partners vs. HCA in Q3 | What's coming for the FTC?

November 16, 2024

• What Trump's 2nd term means for physicians | Practice to pay $1.3M false claims settlement | Optum vs. Tenet vs. HCA | POH sells to health system | Orthopedic group to spin off from health system | Cardinal to take $2.8B stake in GI Alliance

November 15, 2024

• Mich. ASC to shutter | Anthem BCBS issues time limit for anesthesia pay | The new era of Stark law enforcement | 5 physicians suing their former employer | Fla. clinic files for bankruptcy | Where ASCs are booming

November 14, 2024

• The physician breaking point | 5 ASC nuclear verdicts | Practice settles fraud claims for $1.3M | 2 hospitals, systems file for bankruptcy | Surgery Partners, Duly Health ink deal | Kaiser Permanente's ASC strategy | 38 physician 'bosses'

November 13, 2024

• Independent practice to close after 55 years | Red flags in ASC-hospital deals | DOJ sues to block Optum's $3.3B Amedisys acquisition | Surgery Partners misses Q3 earnings estimates | Cardinal Health inks $2.8B stake in GI Alliance

November 12, 2024

• Where 5 ASC giants stand | Surgery's future gold standard | 3 long-time practice closures | What Trump means for small businesses | Physicians blast CMS' pay cut | How ASCs hold onto autonomy, success | Hospital, ASC partnerships soar

November 11, 2024

• What Trump presidency means for physicians | Physicians' pay problem intensifies | WV hospital's Stark law case dismissed | Optum audit finds potential legal violations | ASCs 'treading the water' | 3 noncompete cases

November 08, 2024

• Optum, Tenet & HCA's shifting ASC strategies | Anesthesia practice to close | Physicians blast CMS pay cut | How 15 physician lawmakers fared in the election | Hospitals slam site-neutral payments | A regulatory burden some physicians want banned

November 07, 2024

• What Trump presidency means for ASCs | ASCs split on CMS pay bump | 6 hospitals shuttering services | Ind. physician charged in drug scheme | 4 athletes undergo surgeries at ASCs | ASC administrator pay, workforce | USPI bets big on high-acuity

November 06, 2024

• ASC lawsuits shifting the industry | What's holding back ASCs | Physician lawsuit could heat up Novant, Atrium rivalry | Anesthesiologist searches escalate | CMS' hospital capacity ruling | ASCs surge in the Sun Belt | Hospital fees double those of ASCs

November 05, 2024

• CMS inks 2.83% physician pay cut | ASC operator pays $14.2M for Stark law violations | CON laws' domino effect | What's happened since Envision, AmSurg split | 4 hospital closures | Ascension sells 5-hospital system | Adventist acquires ASC

November 04, 2024

• CMS's finalizes 2025 ASC pay rule | Physician sues Kaiser Permanente-affiliated group for $8M | The risks in ASC real estate | Physicians sounding the alarm on prior auths | Practices fight to stay open amid Steward physician group sale | 15 new ASCs

November 02, 2024

• HCA's 'greenfield' ASC strategy | Mo. spine surgeon cleared of negligence | USPI inks deal with Calif. orthopedic group | 3 ASC giants' 2024 growth | The physician power struggle

November 01, 2024

• Tenet gets $4.8B from 14 hospital sales | Bad news for spine, orthopedic reimbursements | Why 5 physician practices closed | The 'red tape' of ASC development | Bill introduced to stabilize Medicare pay | Steward completes sale of physician group

October 31, 2024

• The physician power struggle | Tenet's most important investment | Physician sentenced in $54M fraud case | Trends ASCs are tired of hearing about | Health systems take over Optum urgent care clinics

October 30, 2024

• USPI inks deal with orthopedic group | ASC employs nurse despite manslaughter plea | Malpractice legislation vs. physician recruitment | Are pay cuts pushing providers out of anesthesia? | HCA's 'greenfield' ASC strategy | Walgreens conducts layoffs

October 29, 2024

• The bankruptcies, layoffs & closures facing ASCs | A new anesthesia solution | The state of POHs | Clinic owner convicted in $35M fraud scheme | USPI sells Mont. ASC | HCA to add 100 outpatient facilities

October 28, 2024

• Bon Secours ASC settles negligence suit | Are the 5 richest physicians self-made? | Independent ASCs' new dilemma | Unpacking Tennessee's anesthesia provider shortage | 3 ASC giants' growth | Orthopedic practice suing over opening delays

October 26, 2024

• A new 'Costco' ASC model | UPMC closes practice | Orthopedic practice sues over opening delays | ASCs sound alarm on mounting threats | 12 health system layoffs | Physicians file $4.5M suit against system

October 25, 2024

• ASCs' new hot ticket | Calif. central in the anesthesia provider debate | Physician sues Fla. hospital | ASC ownership lawsuit settled after 10 years | 13 hospitals delaying procedures amid the IV shortage | Novant enters SC market

October 24, 2024

• ASCs sound alarm on mounting threats | Outpatient clinic pays $1.15M to resolve fraud claims | New 'Costco' ASC model bypasses PE | TriHealth closes Ohio clinic | Single- vs. multispecialty ASCs | 5 moves disrupting physicians

October 23, 2024

• Optum, Surgery Partners rumored deal could disrupt ASC industry | Physician sues ASC alleging wrongful termination | What's happened since Colo. ASC closed | Could ASCs be more equipped for supply chain crises? | Why Walgreens clinics struggled to survive

October 22, 2024

• NC physician lawsuit could upend state's CON policy | UPMC closes practice | ASCs' bright future | 12 health systems laying off employees | Private practice 'cannot survive' amid pay declines | 5 largest ASC chains' recent moves

October 21, 2024

• Physicians file $4.5M suit against Samaritan Health Services | The evolving ASC, hospital relationship | Walgreens & CVS Health shutter stores | Do independent physicians have an edge? | CVS CEO steps down | Surgery Partners, Value Health open ASC

October 19, 2024

• CVS CEO steps down | Neurosurgeon charged in insurance fraud scheme | ASCs' next frontier | Optum's Q3: 5 notes | PE 'experiments' complicate consolidation

October 18, 2024

• ASC accuses Aetna of 'serially' denying claims | Physician clinic to close | Could a new wave of physicians return to private practice? | Anesthesiologist shortage grows more dire | 5 hospitals ending surgical services | What's next for noncompetes?

October 17, 2024

• ASCs' next frontiers | What's at stake when practices cash out | Humana to acquire bankrupt Fla. multispecialty group | ASCs struck by IV shortage, brace for impact | ASC loses $12K in credit card scam | What's going on with the NSA?

October 16, 2024

• Hidden fees holding physicians back | ASCs vs. anesthesia coverage | Physician charged in $100M insurance fraud case | Walgreens to close 1,200 stores | Optum posts $63.9B in Q3 revenue | IV shortage: 5 notes

October 15, 2024

• Physicians sound alarm on medicine's future | 10 key lessons from ASCs | 5 health systems facing Stark law allegations | CVS to close 29 stores | Physician, practice to pay $3.8M for false claims | Calif. $25 healthcare minimum wage law

October 14, 2024

• CEO pay rises as physician autonomy erodes | MA's burden on ASCs, physicians & hospitals | 3 ASC closures, bankruptcies in Q3 | Tufts physician sues hospital after firing | 5 health system-ASC chain JVs | Texas' gold card law

October 12, 2024

• Nuclear verdicts' surge in ASC suits | Bad news for CVS Health | Ind. physician gets $2M in suit against Ascension | 5 disruptive deals for ASCs | Multimillion-dollar orthopedic facilities under construction

October 11, 2024

• Bad news for CVS Health | The ASC PE dilemma | Physician pleads guilty to illegal drug distribution | 3 states with new malpractice legislation | The IV supply crisis | What stands in the way of physician leadership | GI under pressure

October 10, 2024

• Nuclear verdicts surge in ASC suits | 5 richest physician billionaires | Anesthesiologists to CMS: 'We want to be valued' | Physicians in hospital-owned practices aren't happy | Physician pleads guilty to insurance fraud scheme

October 09, 2024

• Could PE scrutiny stifle ASC development? | Investor interest in Surgery Partners grows | The latest on Steward | Service shuttered at Colo. practice | BayCare ASCs to close for Milton | Physician charged with murder amid pill mill allegations

October 08, 2024

• Physician awarded $2M in Ascension suit | 10 CEOs, CFOs of the biggest ASC chains | 10 hospital closures | Taking back physician autonomy | 5 deals disrupting the ASC industry | Optum CEO named one of US' most powerful women

October 07, 2024

• 7 physician practice closures | ASCs a win for 'everyone' | Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, cardiologist accused of negligence | The rising burden of claims denials | 5 multimillion-dollar MOBs in Sept.

October 05, 2024

• Stark law's future in flux | Vance-Walz debate: 5 notes for ASCs | ASC chains making waves | Surgery Partners could be the next 'hot takeover' | Tenet sells off 5 Ala. hospitals

October 04, 2024

• Challenges mount for independent physicians | 5 deals disrupting ASC industry | Former CEO settles kickback claims | 12 hospital sales in 10 days | Vance-Walz debate: 5 notes | UnitedHealth launches gold-card program

October 03, 2024

• 56 ASC leaders' greatest lessons | 8 hospitals shuttering services | Healthcare's power players | Tenet sells 5 hospitals | The state of anesthesia providers | ASCs' Medicare savings | Surgeon settles false claims case

October 02, 2024

• $400M fraud case against former Tenet execs goes to trial | 5 Stark law issues physicians are eyeing | What do physicians want from CMS? | HCA, Cigna negotiate into 11th hour | How CON reform affects ASCs | 17 new ASCs

October 01, 2024

• Can physicians get their power back? | ASC chain faces discrimination lawsuit | Claims denials surge: 5 notes | Physicians to pay $7.2M to resolve fraud allegations | Surgery Partners could be next hot takeover

September 30, 2024

• Texas physician to close practice, join health system | Stark law's future in flux | These imminent disruptors are scaring physicians | ASC chains making waves | ASCs' consolidation question | Calif. county OKs $315M sale of HCA hospital

September 28, 2024

• ASCs' future in one word | MSOs are the 'private practice 2.0' | What's new with Optum? | Tenet's new era | What ASCs want from CMS: 4 notes | 3 anesthesiologists making news

September 27, 2024

• New forces entering the ASC industry | 5 payer policies favoring ASCs | Physicians to pay $8M+ for kickback scheme | Why patients are paying for colonoscopy prep unnecessarily | House unanimously passes a bill allowing Stark law waiver

September 26, 2024

• AmSurg ASC faces discrimination suit | A hidden risk of ASC consolidation | Why another ASC has closed its doors for good | Tenet's new era | Physicians could lose $25B with new CMS policy | Hospital employment slashes physician ASC use

September 25, 2024

• Texas physician's practice to close | BCBS La. shortchanged ASC by $400M | Surgeon went from corporate buyout to thriving ASC network | 5 health systems dropping Medicare Advantage | What ASCs want from CMS

September 24, 2024

• 5 ASC legal cases, controversies | What's new with Optum? | Market trends disrupting ASCs | ASCs still offer nurse sign-on bonuses | Physician couple sentenced for healthcare fraud | ASCs turn to direct-pay models

September 23, 2024

• The future of ASCs in 1 word | 3 POHs shuttering services | Youngest physician billionaire's wealth evolution | HCA bets big on outpatient strategy | 3 procedures cost more in HOPDs, despite no quality difference

September 21, 2024

• USPI, SD surgery center resolve False Claims violations | ASCs embrace another 'new normal' | 10 stats making anesthesia staff nervous | Frmr. Rothman CEO remembered for authenticity | What's new with Kaiser Permanente?

September 20, 2024

• Mich. practice closes after 74 years | Are ASCs the key to boost hospital margins? | OptumCare to conduct layoffs | Physician charged in $32.7M fraud scheme | 3 strategies in stalled payer talks | Independent physicians hit harder by pay cuts

September 19, 2024

• Colo. ASC closes after provider departures | Who gets hurt in the ASC market frenzy? | Sentencing delayed for anesthesiologist guilty of tampering with IV bags | 10 insights on physician pay | 5 massive hospital deals | State primed for orthopedic boom

September 18, 2024

• USPI, surgical hospital to pay $12.7M for Stark law allegations | Payer deadlocks pressure ASC growth | 10 No. making anesthesia providers nervous | Cedars-Sinai revokes physician's privileges | 5 states with colonoscopy legislation

September 17, 2024

• Health system's Stark law dispute in flux after Chevron ruling | ASCs vs. reimbursements | Practice files $15M defamation suit against Salem Health | What's new with Kaiser? | GI's looming disruptors | 5 things looking up for physicians

September 16, 2024

• ASC administrator vs. physician pay | Trump, Harris reveal plans for small businesses | Physicians battle reimbursement challenges | Optum's leadership shakeup | NSA enforcement bill introduced | 3 policies tied to the fate physician independence

September 14, 2024

• Threats ASCs can't overlook | Who's hurt in the physician acquisition frenzy | 1 surgeon's recipe for solo practice | 3 CMS moves shaking up ASCs | Colonoscopy's new gold standard

September 13, 2024

• Bad news for physician reimbursements | ASCs embrace 'new normal' | Surgeon wins $290k in suit against health system | 3 payer updates impacting ASCs | Trump, Harris plans for small businesses | 10 numbers making physicians optimistic

September 12, 2024

• 3 CMS moves shaking up ASCs | Anesthesia challenges piling up | What hospital bankruptcies mean for ASCs | HCA wants more outpatient growth | 7 states behind ASCs cardiology boom

September 11, 2024

• POH to halt operations, lay off staff | Intensifying threats ASCs can't overlook | Court upholds Stark law exception | The healthcare disruptors most affecting physicians | 15 best places for physicians to retire

September 10, 2024

• Who gets hurt in the physician acquisition frenzy? | 5 ASC closures in 2024 | UVA Health faculty call for removal of physician CEO, dean | Colonoscopy's new gold standard | Epic's unprecedented growth in 5 numbers | What's new with Tenet?

September 09, 2024

• Ark. ASC to close | Where ASC leaders see growth | The physician consolidation conundrum | Major hospital, health system layoffs | Challenges ASCs cannot afford to avoid | 5 game-changing colonoscopy updates

September 07, 2024

• 10 ASC benefits leaders want | UHC releases gold card | Rothman must pay share of NFL verdict | ASC volume to grow 16% by '32 | ASCs' game-changing growth opportunities

September 06, 2024

• ASC files 2nd bankruptcy | Orthopedic practice wins $25.6M noncompete verdict | ASC leader pay, satisfaction | 9 major hospital layoffs | Malpractice verdicts on the rise | Where 31 ASC leaders see growth | PE 'hesitant' to invest in ASCs

September 05, 2024

• ASC chains get bigger | 26 self-made healthcare billionaires | Why ASC leaders plan quick exits | UHC's gold-card GI procedures | NC practice closes amid financial struggles | ASCs' busy August

September 04, 2024

• ASC game-changers | Big threats for physicians | Patient wins ASC billing dispute | UnitedHealthcare prior auth rule scrutinized | 5 health systems investing in ASCs | 16% ASC volume growth by 2032

September 03, 2024

• ASCs' biggest threats | Spine patient gets $1.25M | UnitedHealthcare reveals gold card procedures | 10 most desired benefits ASC execs don't have | Physicians' big concerns this election | Top non-salary perks for physicians

August 31, 2024

• Will Optum buy Surgery Partners? | Bad news for anesthesia pay | Spine patient wins $3M settlement | $9M to resolve ASC physician kickback claims | 10 most popular physician side gigs | ASC nurse leader pay soars

August 30, 2024

• What ASCs can do when payers deny procedures | 5 hospital closures | Physician sentenced for $2.8M fraud scheme | 5 game-changing colonoscopy updates | HCA hospital sold to Calif. county for $175M | More physicians look to side hustles as pay cuts persist

August 29, 2024

• 10 Stark law changes | How ASC reimbursements have changed | 5 health systems shuttering physician practices | Meet the PE group challenging Optum for Surgery Partners acquisition | Who's leasing shuttered Walmart Health clinics?

August 28, 2024

• Optum vs. Tenet on ASCs | 5 reasons independent practices are disappearing | Physician sentenced to 7+ years for illegal prescription |5 hospital closures | Who will UnitedHealthcare's gold-card program benefit?

August 27, 2024

• Patient fights ASC over alleged double billing | Bad news for anesthesia pay | 5 groups facing feds for overpaying physicians | The ASC acquisition race | How this ASC startup aims to disrupt traditional consolidation

August 26, 2024

• Optum eyes Surgery Partners acquisition | The next ASC hotspots | As hospitals cut services, what's the fallout for physicians? | Physician practices' financial statuses are worsening | How ASCs have an edge | 10 most popular physician side gigs

August 24, 2024

• ASCs pushed to 'breaking point' | Where Optum is laying off employees | Spine's new gold standard | 10 states tackling prior auth. | Atrium plans $25M ASC

August 23, 2024

• 10 numbers scaring ASCs | Physician CEO to pay $9M to settle kickback allegations | ASC nurse leader pay accelerates | What Kamala Harris' economic proposals mean for ASCs | Physician owner vs. nonowner pay

August 22, 2024

• $25M awarded after patient died at ASC | As hospitals cut services, what's the fallout for physicians? | Where ASC leaders are paid the most | Practice owners admit to false claims scheme | New ASC startup focuses on independence

August 21, 2024

• ASCs pushed to 'breaking point' | Physician allegedly stole patient data to open practice | Where Optum is laying off employees | PE has a grip on anesthesiology | Is employment worth the leap for physicians? | CMS inks final 2025 rules for hospitals

August 20, 2024

• Stark law issues alarming physicians | ASC budgets climb | Tenet, Ascension & HCA pivot to ASCs | Practice sues health system alleging discrimination | Ascension hospital to close | 5 multimillion-dollar physician fraud suits

August 19, 2024

• Why Optum thrives where other companies failed | The CON conundrum | 11 physicians suing their former employers | ASC GI put on probation | HCA faces more pushback to expansion | Hospital bankruptcies ease

August 17, 2024

• ASC leader pay soars | Insurer to cut CRNA reimbursement | Spine tech's overlooked issue | Private practice physicians are watching their backs | 10 best states to live in

August 16, 2024

• 10 numbers making physicians nervous | Physicians resign over financial dispute with RI hospital | Tenet hospital sell-offs heat up | ASCs vs. HOPDs in 5 numbers | 5 healthcare disruptions | FTC noncompete ban in flux

August 15, 2024

• What hospitals shuttering services means for ASCs | Stark law complaint sounds alarms for compliance | 30 ASC closures since 2020 | 5 ways physicians remain independent | Why Fresenius offloaded National Cardiovascular Partners

August 14, 2024

• Trends scaring ASCs | Steward physician group sold for $245M | Where a physician landed after HCA shuttered practices | Harris's record on healthcare consolidation

August 13, 2024

• ASC leader pay soars | Why independent physicians are watching their backs | USPI vs. AmSurg vs. SCA Health: 10 notes | Ind. eye practice lays off 100 | Stark law, noncompetes & more moves affecting physicians

August 12, 2024

• Family gets $4.2M after patient died at ASC | State on the brink of ASC boom | Will Walgreens offload VillageMD? | UnitedHealthcare's new gold-card program | Anthem BCBS to cut CRNA reimbursements | PE's new physician-acquisition strategy

August 10, 2024

• 10+ ASC companies to know | Spine surgeons' billing dilemma | Stark Law amendment clears House committee | Orthopedic surgeon accused of hitting patient gets probation | CEO pay at the largest healthcare companies

August 09, 2024

• Biggest disruptor in ASC consolidation battle | 10 practices, hospitals & facilities to shutter | ASCs fight anesthesia shortage | Fla. ASC hacked | ASC rent costs skyrocket | Physician sentenced for $14.6M fraud conspiracy

August 08, 2024

• More ASC owners cashing out, who's stepping in? | MercyOne to close hospital, consolidate practices | How 77% of physicians became employees | CEO pay at the largest healthcare cos. | Surgeon sued for alleged incorrect hardware use in surgery

August 07, 2024

• NY practice to shutter after 40 years | 10 ASC companies to know | Stark law amendment clears House committee | Physician surrenders license after $14M fraud conviction | ASCs eye 'elevator pitches' in cost-savings talks

August 06, 2024

• Tenet to sell 5 hospitals for $910M | Are consolidation & PE all bad for ASCs? | Physician to pay $4.7M for illegal opioid prescriptions | Why this ASC stays independent | ASC physician faces 4 complaints | Personalized spine implants get CMS coverage

August 05, 2024

• 10 multimillion-dollar Stark law cases | Independent practices become less feasible | ASCs fight for equal pay with HOPDs | Physician charged with stealing $1.5M | SurgCenter ASCs merge with USPI | Bon Secours Mercy Health's ASC strategy

August 03, 2024

• ASCs' million-dollar question | Orthopedic surgeon alleges underpayment from health system | USPI buys Covenant Physician Partners | 15 physicians retiring in 2024 | GLP-1s could increase orthopedic volume

August 02, 2024

• ASC sued after patient died during colonoscopy | HCA vs. Tenet vs. Optum in Q2 | Physician pay in the best states for healthcare | 3 physicians on broken payer negotiations | Surgery Partners buys 16 Wis. orthopedic practices

August 01, 2024

• Nearly 1,000 surgeries canceled after Calif. DOH misunderstood CRNA guidance | Where ASCs can find wins | Physician sues hospital over gender discrimination | Demand for HCA to give up control of NC hospital grows | Physician group lays off 98 in Ariz.

July 31, 2024

• Chevron ruling could change Stark law | What 40 ASCs are investing in | Optum's 2024 clinic closures | Physician owner to pay $460K to settle false claims allegations | GIs laud new CRC cancer screening option

July 30, 2024

• What's missing in ASC convos with payers | Feds file Stark law complaint against Erlanger | The ASC algorithm driving Tenet's growth | FDA approves blood test for colon cancer screenings | Ascension bulking ASC strategy

July 29, 2024

• The million-dollar question facing ASCs | Providence, anesthesiologist sued following potential HIV exposure | Good news for ASC administrators | USPI partners with Fla. orthopedic group | The cost-slashing power of ASCs in 10 numbers

July 27, 2024

• ASCs fight for leverage with payers | Feds crack down on Stark law violations | Highest-paying states for orthopedics | Kamala Harris' record on Medicare | Why 5 orthopedic cos. went bankrupt | 5 hospitals end services in 1 month

July 26, 2024

• USPI quietly buys Covenant Physician Partners | Why Walmart, Amazon, Walgreens & CVS are struggling to break into healthcare | Physician malpractice: 10 notes | Good news for FTC's noncompete ban | Physician pleads guilty to $3.2M fraud

July 25, 2024

• Optum closing more clinics, laying off 524 | ASCs a 'top capital priority' for Tenet | Physician convicted of illegal drug distribution | Colonoscopy & ASCs | 5 coding changes in CMS' fee schedule | USPI revenue hits $1.1B

July 24, 2024

• The rise of Stark law violations | Payers threatening ASC growth​​​​​​​ | 3 disruptors leading battle to acquire physicians | Physician sentenced for $8M+ fraud scheme | HCA's outpatient volume declines | A new direction for physician ownership

July 23, 2024

• 5 hospitals ending services | Legal fight over contested Ala. ASC continues | Physician convicted for unlawfully prescribing opioids | Optum's Steward physician group deal sours | CON & ASCs | What Amazon has done in 2024 | A flurry of HCA moves

July 22, 2024

• Feds crack down on Stark law violations | How physicians can regain power | Optum employees report layoffs | What makes or breaks ASCs | 10 big ASC trends | Anesthesiologist convicted for stealing drugs

July 20, 2024

• Hospitals halt surgeries amid global IT outage | Who's buying Optum's ASCs? | 5 ASC profitability killers | Surgeon settles kickback allegations | Spine groups see insurers rescind payments

July 19, 2024

• 5 things to know about the 5 biggest ASC chains | Va. practice to close 1 year after physician misconduct allegations | Bill amending ban on new POHs gains traction | 7 kickback lawsuits | A disconcerting new payer trend in spine

July 18, 2024

• 14 hospital closures in 2024 | How CMS' proposed pay cut will affect independence | ASC vs. HOPD pay for 10 procedures | FTC probing DaVita, Fresenius Medical Care's noncompetes | TJRs & ASCs | Spine surgeon's $11M verdict reversed

July 17, 2024

• Hospitals eye ASCs amid outpatient surgery dash | CMS pay cuts' long-term harm | Physician sentenced for illegal drug prescription | Steward investigated for fraud, corruption | MultiCare, Atlas to develop ASC chain | Optum's $63B in Q2 revenue

July 16, 2024

• 5 ASC profitability killers | Walgreens to close more clinics | Are spine surgeons exiting hospitals for private practice? | 20 major physician group deals | Physician pay jumps by specialty | 10 orthopedic device companies ranked by revenue

July 15, 2024

• Colo. eye center files for bankruptcy, closes facilities | Former ASC owner settles kickback allegations | Who's buying Optum's ASCs? | Ascensions' selling spree | Best states for business

July 13, 2024

• NC practice files fraud suit against physician | 20 spine physicians under 40 | CMS floats ASC pay bump | Who's dominating the ASC market? | Spine partnership saves physicians, insurer costs

July 12, 2024

• Physicians react to CMS' 'trainwreck' proposal to cut pay | Rite Aid to pay $7.5M to settle illegal prescription allegations | A spine partnership saving physicians, payers money | The catch 22 of solving the anesthesia shortage | 5 Nos. on USPI's growth

July 11, 2024

• CMS floats 2.8% physician pay cut | 6 orthopedic, spine bankruptcies in 15 years | Which ASC chain is doing more surgeries? | NY ASC under investigation following data breach | HOPD vs. ASC reimbursements | HCA, 20 physicians open ASC

July 10, 2024

• CMS floats 2.6% pay bump for ASCs | 5 practice closures | CMS' missed opportunity to ease anesthesiologist shortage | Physician accused of healthcare fraud | Feds challenges part-time physician noncompetes | Hurricane Beryl shutters facilities

July 09, 2024

• NC practice files fraud suit alleging physician tried to 'destroy' it | What this CEO did to save an ASC slated for closure | FTCs' noncompete ban stalled | Where independent ASCs have an edge | Anesthesiologists' biggest threats

July 08, 2024

• 5 hospitals delay surgeries from anesthesia provider challenges | Why it makes sense to invest in an ASC | What happened to Walmart Health? | Home health providers to pay $4.5M to settle kickback allegations | 5 No. on ASC consolidation

July 06, 2024

• Post-procedure clawback intensifies for ASCs | Optum-Steward deal called off | Median physician practice expenses top $1M | Where independent ASCs have an edge | Healthcare's under-the-radar obstacle

July 05, 2024

• Who's dominating the ASC market? | ASC fined $5M for falsifying reviews | Claims delays & more challenges with anesthesia | Home health providers to pay $4.5M to settle kickback allegations | New ASCs in Q2 by state

July 03, 2024

• Zimmer Biomet's latest ASC play | 6 hospitals shuttering services | The lopsided physician payment system | Physician pleads guilty to $2.4M fraud scheme | Why physicians are remaining optimistic about medicine | Big wins, losses for Medtronic

July 02, 2024

• Optum to pay $20M to resolve claims it improperly prescribed drugs | Why cardiology is the inevitable next move for ASCs | Medicare Advantage scrutinized in Congress | Walmart health centers officially close

July 01, 2024

• Optum, Steward physician group deal called off | Biggest threats to independent ASCs | 76 physicians charged in $2.7B fraud schemes | The 'alarming' trend of payers acquiring physicians | 5 deals disrupting the ASC industry

June 29, 2024

• Surgeon sues Ind. health system | Lowest-paid ASC specialty | Post-procedure payer clawbacks intensify | Tenet's top-paid execs over 5 years | Optum's biggest plays in 2024

June 28, 2024

• NC physician practice closes abruptly | New ASC need-to-knows | Who's conducting layoffs in healthcare? | CMS updates ASC coverage qualifications | Solving the colonoscopy conundrum | The state of physician shortages

June 26, 2024

• ASCs see post-procedure payer clawbacks intensify | HCA exec pay in the last 5 years | Physician sues health system alleging breach of contract | Optum's leadership shakeup | 5 physician fraud cases in 2 weeks

June 25, 2024

• Optum's biggest plays in 2024 | The lowest-paid ASC specialty | Physician convicted of illegal drug distribution | What Tenet's highest-paid execs earned since 2019 | What ASCs want hospitals to know | Physicians' family wealth

June 21, 2024

• Optum, HCA, Tenet fight for ASC market share | The highest-paid health system CEO | Today's 'ever-changing' physician | What the physician market looks like today | Why sinking colonoscopy pay is a growing threat

June 20, 2024

• The highest-paid ASC specialty | Physician- vs. hospital-owned settings: 10 notes | The dire state of physician pay: Q&A with AMA's president-elect | Anesthesia reimbursements sink | Does more work mean more pay for physicians?

June 19, 2024

• The ASC megamergers that shaped the industry | 4 ASC closures in 2024 | HCA, Kaiser & more health systems getting bigger | How do physicians feel about their pay? | Physician convicted for $70M fraud scheme

June 18, 2024

• The unfulfilled promises in physician employment | What to know about Walmart Health's closure | ASCs vs. stagnating reimbursements | Physician sentenced for fraud scheme | What new physicians need to know | Medicare site-neutral pay reforms: 5 notes

June 17, 2024

• Portland ASC to close | Physician to pay $1.2M for false claims allegations | Who's pursuing ASCs in 2024? | Where physicians are losing money | Calif. delays $25 healthcare minimum wage | Cardio exec accused of Stark law violation

June 15, 2024

• Optum, Tenet further consolidate | Orthopedic surgeon pleads guilty in drug case | How to build a spine practice | CRNA pay is skyrocketing | The healthcare issue bringing 2 physicians to the Senate

June 14, 2024

• Physician group to pay $1.2M following neurosurgeon walkout | Bad news for ASC administrators | How many physicians are worth more than $5M? | Colonoscopies in the ASC vs. HOPD | HCA ambulatory executive exits

June 13, 2024

• Optum, Tenet further consolidate | Dangers of the ASC reimbursement declines | The departure from private practice | Physician average net worth | 3 recent kickback lawsuits | What to know about 22.8M Medicaid disenrollments

June 12, 2024

• What procedures are next for ASCs? | Physician pleads guilty in $2.3M 'pill mill' scheme | 5 best states for physicians in 5 years | The trends exciting ASC leaders | Supreme Court to revisit contested Medicare payment ruling

June 11, 2024

• ASC trends making leaders nervous | Physician sentenced for $19M fraud scheme | Optum offloading, shuttering services | 10 biggest ASC chains by No. of centers | Is new physician pay growing | AMA names president-elect

June 10, 2024

• Investments ASCs can't afford to skip | Physician to pay $2.4M to settle false claims allegations | 32 health systems laying off employees | Is employed physician pay trending up or down? | Mass., DC loosen CRNA supervision requirements

June 8, 2024

• Where Optum's potential Steward physician group deal stands | What's holding back outpatient spine growth? | ASCs' bright future | Physician pay in the 5 richest US cities | Physicians leading the top US medical schools

June 7, 2024

• Physician group to pay $14.9M for false claims allegations | Is ASC pay trending up or down? | Why physician pay bumps aren't enough | 600+ ASCs with TJRs | 10 best states for physician competition | Who is leaning into VBC?

June 6, 2024

• ASC to pay $125K for violating Controlled Substances Act | Physician pay in the 5 richest US cities | Good news for ASC administrators | 100+ stats on anesthesiologist pay | No. of ASCs in the worst states for physicians

June 5, 2024

• Where Optum's bid for Steward's 1,700-physician group stands | Physician sued for failing to pay $650K in taxes | 3 biggest opportunities for ASC growth | 4 spine settlements to know | 3 states move to restrict noncompetes

June 4, 2024

• ASCs' bright future | Cleveland Clinic, anesthesiologist face negligence suit | The biggest players in physician deals | How ASC reimbursements are changing | 3 physicians' wrongful termination suits | Orthopedic groups strengthening VBC

June 3, 2024

• The 10 physician billionaires are self-made | Best, worst states to practice medicine | Key ASC investments | Physician sentenced to 5 years for fraud scheme | 3 health systems facing Stark law suits

June 1, 2024

• 23 big ASC investments | 5 hospitals shuttering services | Optum inks $31B in deals | Orthopedic pay, wRVUs over 5 years | Spine practices rush to consolidate | Zimmer Biomet, CBRE to develop ASCs

May 31, 2024

• ASC specialties with the highest 5-year pay jumps | Physician awarded $5.25M in wrongful termination trial | Why 5 hospitals closed in 2024 | Tenet moves to ink 30-year lease with hospital

May 30, 2024

• Optum's inks $31B on deals | The advantages of working at ASCs | Former execs accuse Erlanger of kickbacks, Stark law violations | Physician- vs. hospital-owned settings for pay, productivity | 8 metro areas with double-digit physician pay growth

May 29, 2024

• Big investments ASCs have made in 2024 | 5 hospitals shuttering services | The top threat to orthopedics | CVS seeks PE investors for new clinics | Would physicians take a pay cut for more autonomy?

May 28, 2024

• Why physicians are leaving medicine | Physician convicted in $70M Medicare scheme | How the earnings of 3 ASC specialties stack up | FTC's noncompete ban may favor hospitals, hurt ASCs | The largest orthopedic mergers in 5 years

May 25, 2024

• SCA Health quietly bought 2 cardiovascular chains | Orthopedic surgeon pay hits $654K | An overlooked ASC issue in CON states | 40 specialties ranked by pay | Stark law: 10 critical changes in 3 years

May 24, 2024

• 20 highest-paying specialties | ASCs grow with 'untapped' business line | CBO blames physician employment for rising costs | FTC's noncompete ban may favor hospitals | Physician duo pleads guilty to $45M fraud

May 23, 2024

• 5 largest ASC cos. | Orthopedic surgeon sentenced for fraud | PA pay up $18K | Walmart Health begins layoffs | 5 systems opening ASCs | What's next for the FTCs' noncompete ban

May 22, 2024

• Why physicians are investing in ASC ownership | Physician groups are PE's next big growth target | What's next for the FTCs' noncompete ban | 3 physicians suing their former employers | Optum, Walgreens, Rite Aid & Walmart closing 630+ facilities

May 21, 2024

• Optum to close facility, laying off 129 | Tenet's rise to the top | Physician pay in 2024 | Cleveland Clinic settles false claims allegations for $7.6M | The best ASCs in the 5 largest US cities | The burden of anesthesia reimbursements

May 20, 2024

• Are ASCs the key to saving hospital finances? | Physicians' investment secrets | Physician sentenced for illegally prescribing opioids |Tenet's next play for ASC profitability | Orthopedic surgeons' average hourly wage by state

May 18, 2024

• UPMC's $38M Stark Law settlement | States with the most top orthopedic ASCs: US News | Walmart, Rite Aid, Walgreens scale back health ventures | Tenet's ASC strategy | Physician investment secrets

May 17, 2024

• Optum's SCA Health quietly bought 2 cardio chains | Physician group deals are changing the workforce | Physician pleads guilty to fraud | Medtronic continues restructuring, layoffs | 198 best ASCs for ophthalmology | GI groups getting snapped up

May 16, 2024

• Optum, Walmart, Rite Aid & Walgreens scaling back healthcare ventures | An overlooked ASC issue in CON states | 5 Texas hospital closures, bankruptcies | The best GI ASCs | Former UCLA physician gets $14M in discrimination case

May 15, 2024

• Highest-performing ASCs in the US | Why most physicians wouldn't recommend a career in medicine | 3 health systems laying off employees | UPMC's $38M Stark law settlement: Key notes | What's new with HCA Healthcare?

May 14, 2024

• 200+ best orthopedic ASCs | Pain practice abruptly closes | ASCs biggest growth opportunities | Physician convicted in $6.3M fraud scheme | What's new with Walgreens? | 10 best, worst cities to start a career

May 13, 2024

• Medicare policies restricting ASC growth | 5 ASC controversies in 1 month | Physician sentenced for $14M fraud scheme | 1 year after Envision filed for bankruptcy | What's new with Amazon? | Ascension's IT system disrupted in cyberattack

May 11, 2024

• Physician settles unnecessary spine surgery claims | Where new ASCs may fall short | Why 3 ASCs closed | Ascension hit by cyberattack | Good news for private practice

May 10, 2024

• Saint Francis Healthcare to close ASC | HCA vs. Tenet in Q1 | Industry trends ASC leaders should watch | Physician, practice to pay $2M to settle fraud allegations | The evolution of spine codes | US News previews ASC rankings

May 9, 2024

• Why 3 ASCs closed | USPI's 45 new ASCs | 3 deals making physicians nervous | Physician settles for $2M over alleged delayed spine diagnosis | What the ASC market looks like today | Where 34 healthcare billionaires went to college

May 8, 2024

• Why new ASCs could fall short | Physician groups keep getting snapped up | Oklahoma hospital shutters clinic | The future of outpatient orthopedic surgery | 3 anesthesiologist controversies in 1 month | What's going on with the PA role

May 7, 2024

• Rite Aid closes 520+ locations since bankruptcy | ASC companies' growth boom | Steward files for bankruptcy | The sports stars undergoing orthopedic surgeries | Tenet looks to ASCs for growth | ASC nurses seek to unionize

May 6, 2024

• Is Optum's SCA Health shedding ASCs? | Stark law: 10 changes | 6 Midwest hospitals closings | 12 new ASCs | The medtech giants ASCs need to know | Ala. cardiology practice closes | ASCA names president

May 4, 2024

• Rothman Othopaedics cuts Q1 expenses 11% | Walmart shutters clinics | USPI Q1 revenue nears $1B | Judge tosses suit alleging Ohio system’s orthopedic monopoly | Spine surgeons on the future of VBC | Top-paying regions for physicians

May 3, 2024

• The battle against the FTC noncompete ban heats up | Meet the CEOs of the 10 largest ASC companies | Who's conducting layoffs in healthcare? | Bad news for CMS' physician pay advocates

May 2, 2024

• ASCs' reimbursement problem | Why Walmart, Walgreens & Rite Aid are closing clinics | USPI keeps getting bigger | Physician sues CoxHealth | 4 hospitals closing in the South | How 8 orthopedic billionaires built their fortune

May 1, 2024

• Walmart Health shutters | CMS wins, losses for ASCs | Physician sentenced for pill mill | USPI adds 45 ASCs | HCA, Optum & more selling off ASCs | 10 best, worst states for nurses | Medtronic to lay off 44 employees

April 30, 2024

• ASC lawsuits to keep an eye on​​​​​​​ | Optum shutters telehealth arm | Physician admits to stealing fentanyl from hospital | 5 wealthiest healthcare billionaires | How the GI market is changing | 10 states with the highest demand for Ozempic

April 29, 2024

• Big wins, losses for ASCs | 10 highest-paid ASC specialties | Physician convicted of $5.4M fraud scheme | The most insidious issues in healthcare | How the noncompete ban could change the physician workforce | Employed vs. self-employed physician pay

April 27, 2024

• Mercy Health Bon Secours ASC closes | What a noncompete ban looks like in 1 state | NM hospital cuts ties with Nexus Health surgeons | Orthopedics leans into mental health | UC San Diego plans $175M+ outpatient center

April 26, 2024

• Big wins, losses for Optum | Where private practice has the advantage | 8 hospitals laying off employees | Groups prepare to sue FTC over noncompete ban | 10 ASCs hiring administrators | The future of sacroiliac joint fusion

April 25, 2024

• Bad news for private practice physicians | HCA vs. Tenet exec pay | Physicians react to FTCs' noncompete ban | NH physician charged with fraud | 3 closures affecting healthcare | The health systems hopping on the ASC train

April 24, 2024

• FTC bans noncompetes | Physician sues Optum-affiliated ASC alleging retaliation firing | Bad news for anesthesia | Meet Tenet's top-paid exec | NY ASC sued following data breach | 10 best, worst large cities to start a business

April 23, 2024

• Mercy Health Bon Secours ASC closes | Optum workers report layoffs | FTC to vote on noncompete ban | The trend that could define healthcare in 2024 | Tenet's healthcare takeover | Walmart's physician acquisition strategy

April 22, 2024

• Physician sues Calf. med board | Are private practice physicians going extinct? | Why ASC leaders should watch weight loss drugs | HCA vs. Tenet exec pay | 45 financially distressed healthcare cos.

April 20, 2024

• Neurosurgery group's $24M verdict vacated | 116 new ASCs | 12 stats on physician pay: Medscape | Where orthopedic surgeons stand on PE | Rite Aid shutters 200+ locations

April 19, 2024

• The rise of Stark law violations | Physician sentenced for unlawful opioid distribution | 116 new ASCs | Tenet CEO-to-worker pay ratio | Bad news for GI | Walmart's physician acquisition strategy | NJ court vacates neurosurgeons' $24M verdict

April 18, 2024

• Why 3 physician groups, practices closed | What lawmakers are saying about Optum's transactions | A rookie's guide to opening an ASC | Best states for physicians in the last 5 years | 10 biggest healthcare companies | 2 recent spine lawsuits

April 17, 2024

• Why healthcare CEO pay is rising | Man sentenced to 18 years for Mo. ASC stabbing | Who's facing noncompete lawsuits? | Rite Aid shuttering 200+ locations | The future of disc replacements | Physician specialties with pay increases, decreases

April 16, 2024

• Tenet's highest-paid execs | What services are hospitals shuttering? | Stark law settlements hit a record $12.6M | Anesthesiologist found guilty of poisoning IV bags at ASC | Orthopedic surgeons remain highest-paid specialty

April 15, 2024

• Physicians' biggest threats | 29 physician specialties ranked by pay | Why payers are looking to ASCs | Who's facing noncompete lawsuits? | The state of orthopedic surgeon autonomy | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals faces false claims complaint

April 13, 2024

• Biggest ASC misconceptions | Patient wins $3.2M in suit against physician | Opening an ASC: 5 things to know | Orthopedic surgeons watching Ozempic | Where private equity stands today

April 12, 2024

• Physicians pay million-dollar settlements | ASC growth may hinge on this policy | Physician pay cuts: 10 notes | Why orthopedic surgeons watch Ozempic | How long has USPI dominated? | Physicians lose money from Change attack

April 11, 2024

• ASCs in 10 years | Patient wins $3.2M in suit against Cleveland Clinic physician | FTC takes step to block Novant's endoscopy center deal | Meet Forbes' newest physician billionaire

April 10, 2024

• Walgreens' VillageMD clinic closure strategy so far | 3 physicians suing their former employers | The biggest misconceptions about ASCs | CVS Health's 5 highest-paid executives | Optum's rise to the top | The future of TJRs

April 9, 2024

• Payers' missed opportunity in ASCs | Why don't private practice physicians have more power in healthcare? | How the 5 richest MDs made their fortunes | Physician accused of poisoning IV bags: 5 updates | CRNA pay by state

April 8, 2024

• Amazon's effect on physician consolidation | Malpractice mega-verdicts skyrocket | Tenet's $1.4B sell-off spree | Physician admits to $3.7M fraud | Physician pay by state

April 6, 2024

• 10 physician billionaires | Intermountain physician group closes | Orthopedic surgeon convicted of abuse loses license | Costco to sell Ozempic: 8 notes | Aetna names VP, Medicare chief medical officer

April 5, 2024

• Shuttered ASC sues state of Fla. for $500M | Why malpractice verdicts have bigger price tags | States on the forefront of the noncompete battle | Anesthesia pay keeps plummeting | Meet HCA's highest-paid exec

April 4, 2024

• Healthcare CEO pay: 10 notes | Where employed physicians may be losing out | Trends ASCs left in 2023 | $15.8M in physician fraud suits | CMS inks Medicare Advantage rate cut | The future of orthopedics is outpatient

April 3, 2024

• 10 physician billionaires | 6 hospital closures in 1 month | What makes or breaks a successful ASC? | Trial underway for anesthesiologist accused of poisoning IV bags at ASC | The risks of physicians dropping Medicare

April 2, 2024

• Idaho physician group shutters | The biggest threats ASCs are facing | Optum's 1,700-physician deal | Healthcare has a fraud problem | Walgreens' VillageMD exits another state | Why Stark law remains in the spotlight

April 1, 2024

• Tenet closes $550M sale to Adventist Health | Where noncompetes could be banned next | How the Walmart jumped into healthcare | Physician sentenced for prescription drug fraud | Anesthesiologist, CRNA pay stats

March 30, 2024

• ASCs' biggest disruptors | Orthopedic group to build $50M facility | Healthcare trends exciting physicians | 2 orthopedic practice mergers to know | The erosion of physician autonomy

March 29, 2024

• Tenet completes $975M sale of hospitals, ASCs | The country's 5 richest physicians | 32 physicians leave Optum-owned group in 2 years | Walgreens posts $5.8B loss from VillageMD | Kaiser Permanente buys ASC

March 28, 2024

• Optum to acquire Steward physician group | The erosion of physician autonomy | Stark law allegations on the rise | Physician accused of poisoning IV bags at ASC appears in court | Healthcare has a fraud problem | Good news for orthopedics

March 27, 2024

• Wis. hospitals close despite orthopedic group's pushback | ASCs' biggest disruptors | Physician to pay $1.8M for alleged Stark law violation | $1.8B in acquisitions driving Tenet's growth | Bad news for orthopedics

March 26, 2024

• Tenet faces wrongful termination suit from 8 nurses | What's new with Optum? | Inside CVS' physician acquisition strategy | Top physician practices for surgery | The ASC companies making waves | SC ASC breaks rules

March 25, 2024

• Physician charged with distributing fentanyl at ASC | How Tenet became a household name for ASCs | 5 hospitals laying off employees | The physician noncompete tug-of-war | Former pain clinic owner sentence for role in $5.3M fraud scheme

March 23, 2024

• The secret to ASC growth | 5 hospitals shutter services in 1 week | Orthopedic surgeon pay vs. cost of living | HCA's 5 top-paid execs | Orthopedic group extends VBC agreement

March 22, 2024

• Stark law's unintended consequences | HCA, Optum & Tenet deals shaping the ASC industry | 5 highest-, lowest-paying states for physicians | Private practice vs. employed physician pay | Game-changing tech for orthopedics

March 21, 2024

• HCA's 5 top-paid execs | The secret to ASC growth | CMS moves hurting, helping physicians | Walgreens sells 11 physician practices | Anesthesiologists 'more than faceless plunger pushers' | The future of colonoscopy | How orthopedic surgeon pay stacks up

March 20, 2024

• 5 hospitals shutter services in 1 week | How the Change Healthcare cyberattack affected physicians | Physicians want the anesthesia pay model changed now | Ozempic's impact on total hips | The biggest ASC hotspots

March 19, 2024

• 10 best, worst states for physicians | What will disrupt the ASC industry next? | Physician sues former employer for wrongful termination | MedPAC pushes Congress to require ASC cost data | NYC considers noncompete ban

March 18, 2024

• Optum's controversial clinic acquisition approved | Walgreens' physician acquisition strategy | What's in store for ASCs in 2024? | Ohio physician sentenced to prison for illegal opioid distribution | 5 things to know now about the ASC industry

March 16, 2024

• Spine in hospitals vs. ASCs | Florida's orthopedic boom | CMS moves helping, hurting ASCs | Orthopedic surgeon's $15M verdict tossed | Walgreens shutters clinics

March 15, 2024

• Stark law suits continue to plague hospitals | USPI acquired 31 ASCs for $149M in 2023 | Are anesthesia shortages the next care disruptor? | Ala. cardiology practice denies closure reports | Physician sentenced for illegal opioid distribution

March 14, 2024

• Where Tenet is selling hospitals | 5 hospital, practice closures in 10 days | CMS moves helping, hurting ASCs | Independent vs. employed physician pay | Biden's $7.3T budget: ASC primer | Fla. physician noncompete ban stalls

March 13, 2024

• Optum looks to fast-track controversial clinic acquisition | 5 things worrying ASCs | What's next for physician payments? | Why anesthesia reimbursements aren't working | Federal agency targets noncompetes | Physician to pay $95K to resolve fraud charges

March 12, 2024

• Nurse charged in narcotics theft at ASC | Amazon's physician acquisition strategy | Ala. practice abruptly closes doors | What to know about physician ownership & ASCs | The colonoscopy conundrum

March 11, 2024

• Physician sues Tenet | 12 ASC closures in 3 years | The ASC chain dominating physician affiliation | Physician pleads guilty to practicing without a license | 5 cities with the highest income growth

March 09, 2024

• Physician vs. CEO pay | Change Healthcare breach a 'significant financial disruption' | 5 spine surgeon concerns in 2024 | Crozer nixes ASC plans | Physicians disappointed by Congress | Cities with most, least income growth

March 08, 2024

• Walgreens shutters clinics, exits 3 states | Miami Heat point guard undergoes surgery at ASC | Physicians 'disappointed' Congress left pay cut at 1.7% | Michigan physician charged with fraud | Where ASCs can look to grow

March 07, 2024

• The battle against noncompetes | Physician pleads guilty to fraud | The danger of anesthesiologist shortages | 10 states with the biggest business booms | NY orthopedic group data security incident affects 177K | CDC's new COVID-19 guidelines

March 06, 2024

• Physician vs. healthcare CEO pay | The clinic closures of 2024 & what they mean for ASCs | What can be done about the anesthesia shortage? | Inside USPI's skyrocketing growth | Physician sentenced to prison for selling prescriptions

March 05, 2024

• CMS moves to bump physician pay | The health systems facing multimillion-dollar Stark law penalties | What's happening with noncompetes? | Physician pleads guilty to role in $13.7M fraud scheme | The groups dominating physician employment

March 04, 2024

• Stark law allegations on the rise | Tenet's sell-off spree continues | 3 physicians suing their former employers | 8 anesthesia contracts severed | ASCs wary of reimbursement trends | Physician indicted for illegally dispensing controlled substances

March 02, 2024

• Spine patient wins $6.2M verdict | DOJ targets UnitedHealth's physician group ownership | 50 things to know about spine | Is the physician employment model broken? | 11 new ASCs

March 01, 2024

• Anesthesia provider sued over noncompetes | The most dangerous orthopedic ASC trends | Where ASC transactions are heating up | 15 most expensive neighborhoods for physicians | CVS Health: Where it stands and where it's headed

February 29, 2024

• Tenet to sell 2 hospitals for $550M | SC clinic to close indefinitely | The trends concerning physicians | ASCs offer anesthesiologists stipends as competition heats up | Private practice could become a niche

February 28, 2024

• UnitedHealth targeted in antitrust probe | Physician clinic closes after layoffs | HCA's ASC arm starts 2024 strong | US Anesthesia Partners splits with 5 hospitals | DePuy Synthes wants feds to undo $20M verdict | Parkview plans $11M ASC

February 27, 2024

• Physician practice revenue up 6.1% | The most dangerous trends in spine, orthopedics | 5 Medicare Advantage updates | USPI's rise to the top

February 26, 2024

• Can ASC growth keep up? | Healthcare CEO pay by the number | Orthopedics' 'double-edged sword' | Optum: 5 notes | What an ASC did to avoid room shutdowns | CMS tides are turning | 10 spine cos. to watch

February 24, 2024

• Change Healthcare cyberattack has healthcare on edge | Good, bad news for ASC admins | Top opportunity in ASC acquisitions | Complex spine headed to ASCs | Ariz. court backs noncompetes

February 23, 2024

• Physician charged in $20.7M kickback scheme | Orthopedics' popularity at ASCs grows | Where do noncompetes target physicians? | Orthopedic practice unreachable after cyberattack | The 10 most entrepreneurial states

February 22, 2024

• Good, bad news for ASC administrators | ASCs' reimbursement conundrum | Exec convicted of insider trading in $1.6B Medtronic spine deal | Where PE is growing, shrinking | ASC vs. HOPD spine procedure costs

February 21, 2024

• What % of ASCs are independent? | Physician suing Mayo Clinic gets jury trial | Court rules in favor of noncompete | What's going on with medtech companies? | ASCs are catching the eye of Medicare

February 20, 2024

• Physician convicted in $2.8M Medicare scheme | USPI, HCA & more: 5-year growth breakdown | ASCs aren't immune to the anesthesia crisis | States that do, do not have CON laws for ASCs | 3 ASC spine procedures see reimbursement cuts

February 19, 2024

• 5 more hospitals shuttering services | Noncompete laws continue to evolve nationwide | Are ASCs cutting ties with Medicare patients? | 1 year after Amazon-One Medical deal finalized | The highest-paid ASC specialties in 5 years

February 17, 2024

• Stark law violators facing big penalties | Ozempic's impact on total hips | Surgeons are 'ghosting' the ED | 15 sentenced in $40M fraud scheme | 5 more hospitals cut services | 5 ASC giants by numbers of centers

February 16, 2024

• Physician sues former employer over noncompete clause | Independent ASC market share shrinks | The bankruptcies, acquisitions changing the physician workforce | Where employers are struggling to hire | How healthcare billionaires built their fortunes

February 15, 2024

• Amazon, Optum, CVS, Walmart & Walgreens race to acquire physicians | Declining reimbursements burden anesthesiologists | Kaiser's 25,352 physician workforce | ASCs have the advantage in recruiting spine surgeons

February 14, 2024

• Stark law violators facing massive penalties | Health systems 'held hostage' by anesthesiologists | USPI vs. Optum vs. HCA Healthcare: 14 notes | Cyberattacks hit healthcare hard | Fla. bill would ban physician noncompetes

February 13, 2024

• Tenet enters 'new era' driven by USPI growth | Why staffing is anesthesia's biggest problem | Physician pleads guilty to $14M fraud scheme | The numbers scaring physicians | Financial woes impacting health systems, groups

February 12, 2024

• Ore. hospitals' surgeries plummet amid anesthesiologist shortages | The wealthiest surgeon is worth $5.8B | Is the physician employment model broken? | SD ASC caught up in phishing scam | ASCs can have the upper hand in spine surgeon recruiting

February 10, 2024

• 5 ASC giants by no. of surgery centers | Tenet's sell-off strategy | Must-knows before buying a spine robot | The anesthesiologist shortage: 5 notes | 25 spine power players

February 9, 2024

• The highest-paid ASC specialties | Optum's growth outlook | What's going on with noncompetes? | USPI revenue hits $3.9B | Malpractice mega-verdicts hit record high | ASCs, spine tech fuel mutual growth

February 8, 2024

• Stark law interpretation may harm independent physicians | 5 numbers ASC leaders are watching | Cardio co. exec accused of kickback violations | Another state aims to restrict noncompetes | Physician pay vs. cost of living | Bon Secours, Compass Surgical

February 7, 2024

• 5 ASC giants by numbers of centers | Optum's unprecedented growth | Where physicians are most affected by medical malpractice | Texas physicians guilty of prescribing opioids illegally | Independent ASCs aren't going anywhere

February 6, 2024

• Tenet's sell-off strategy | Physician pleads guilty in $1.4M fraud scheme | Why 4 hospitals are closing | The states with no CON laws | Steward's financial issues spark backlash against for-profit healthcare | Cost of 10 most common ASC procedures

February 5, 2024

• Good news, bad news for ASCs | 3 physicians suing former employers | Tenet, HCA & Optum deals shifting ASC industry | Cedars-Sinai anesthesiologists unionize | Physician group could acquire shuttered hospitals | Administrator pay in 5 stats

February 3, 2024

• POH to close | The anesthesia conundrum | Ozempic in orthopedics splits experts | Why a spine CEO approaches payers as equals | Academic physician looking for exit

February 2, 2024

• Tenet inks 2 deals selling ASCs, hospitals | 5 ASC giants by number of physicians | 15 sentenced in $40M fraud scheme | Lowest-paying physician specialties in 5 years | Reimbursements for 11 ASC procedures | 10 new ASCs

February 1, 2024

• Physicians' autonomy problem | The case for, and against, noncompetes | The wealthiest physician is worth $24.9B | The push to change CON laws | 10 worst states for physicians to retire | 10 healthiest, least healthy communities

January 31, 2024

• 6 hospital, clinic and service closures in 2024 | Noncompetes enforced in court decision | Physician to pay $95K to settle kickback allegations | Optum's growth boom | Where the CMS physician pay cut stands | HCA nets $5.2B in 2023

January 30, 2024

• ASCs' anesthesia conundrum | POH to close campus | 5 highest-paying physician specialties in 5 years | Physicians are fleeing the field | The workforce trends concerning ASCs | Average signing bonus for ASC specialties

January 29, 2024

• Physician suing NC over CON policy | Which procedures are migrating to ASCs? | FTC sues Novant Health to block acquisition, new ASC | ASCs aggressively seeking more physicians | Amazon's charge into healthcare

January 27, 2024

• Orthopedic practice to pay $540K+ to resolve billing claims | Why noncompetes are 'worthless,' surgeon says | 20 states with more ASCs than hospitals | The ASC chain dominating the industry | Is a surgeon hospital exodus ahead? | ASCs, spine tech fuel mut

January 26, 2024

• Bad news for FTC's noncompete ban | Man pleads guilty to stabbing employee inside Mo. ASC | Physician vs. ASC leadership pay | Physician indicted on 13 counts of Medicare false claims | Avg cost of orthopedic procedures at ASCs vs. HOPDs

January 25, 2024

• Surgeon sues hospital over termination | The states with more ASCs than hospitals | Wis. health system shuttering surgery line | What a $345M Stark law ruling means for physician pay structure | Congress recognizes role of CRNAs

January 24, 2024

• Anesthesia reimbursements continue to sink | HCA acquires 2 Texas ASCs | Former NY physician sentenced for role in overdoses | 100+ stats on physician pay | ASCs, spine tech fuel mutual growth | Hospitals are bringing back masks

January 23, 2024

• Physician group to sell or close | Healthcare minimum wages are rising | What to know about Stark law | Congress keeps physician pay cuts on the table | Avg. cost of the 10 orthopedic surgeries | Physician convicted for unlawful prescription

January 22, 2024

• Good news, bad news for physicians | Physician guilty of selling prescriptions for cash | The ASC chain dominating the industry | The private practice exodus | What rising physician pay means for ASCs | Anesthesiologists in the headlines

January 20, 2024

• Court sides with ASC in $5M suit | Optum doubles down on orthopedics, VBC | Hospitals dig deeper into ASCs | CMS rule aims to improve prior auth. | Spine surgeons' toughest financial choices

January 19, 2024

• The highest-paying physician specialties | Which states banned noncompetes? | Weight loss drugs' impact on ASCs | The payer trends defining ASCs | Anesthesiologist pay in 5 numbers | The state of small businesses

January 18, 2024

• ASC prevails in $5M malpractice suit | CMS issues prior auth ruling | How will the economy affect ASCs in 2024? | Ohio system shutters services due to physician recruitment issues | Hospitals dig deeper into ASC market

January 17, 2024

• Physicians are fed up & ASCs may have an edge | Physician to pay $430K to settle fraud allegations | Are monopolizing entities eroding physician independence? | 10 best, worst states to start a business | Optum doubles down on orthopedics, VBC

January 16, 2024

• The race to acquire physicians | The ASCs reinstating mask mandates | Is consolidation really a threat to ASCs? | Where CRNA policy changed in 5 years | Optum earned $226.6B in '23 | Anesthesiologist named best-paying job in healthcare

January 13, 2024

• UnitedHealthcare vs. Cigna vs. Aetna | Spine surgeons brace for 'wild and crazy 2024' | 9 indicted for healthcare fraud | Why physicians are leaving employers | Where 5 ASC giants stand

January 12, 2024

• Where noncompete laws are (and aren't) budging | Workforce trends scaring physicians | Will robots be the standard at ASCs? | RN vs. NP vs. PA pay | The top-paying jobs in healthcare | 5 midsize ASC companies | 3 labor trends to expect in 2024

January 11, 2024

• ASC suit accusing Elevance of $5.4M+ in unpaid claims revived | Physicians are leaving their employers | Why 26 ASCs haven't brought back mask mandates | The healthiest, least healthy states | The 26 best jobs in healthcare

January 10, 2024

• How ASCs, physicians are navigating payers in 2024 | 3 POHs, practices ending services | Optum's year of deals | Anesthesiologist shortage in 5 numbers | The state of labor costs | The market trends crucial to ASC success

January 09, 2024

• ASC leaders tackle the anesthesia shortage | Cardiologist's fraud case dismissed | Where the FTC noncompete ban stands 1 year later | Amazon's latest healthcare play | ASC exec pay by the numbers

January 08, 2024

• Why physicians are leaving the field | Optum's busy start to 2024 | Where 5 ASC giants stand in 2024 | HOPD vs. ASC costs in 5 numbers | The state of COVID-19 | Former UnitedHealth, Optum Lab execs sued over trade secrets

January 05, 2024

• What will make or break ASCs in 2024 | POH closes ED | Optum, SSM end partnership | The health systems mandating masks for physicians, patients | Roadblocks for cardiology ASCs

January 04, 2024

• Optum eyes physician-owned clinic acquisition | Meet 2024's 34 healthcare billionaires | Cigna terminates contract with anesthesia provider | Is AI essential to ASC success in 2024? | What ASCs need to know about the healthcare fraud crackdown

January 03, 2024

• Envision's roller coaster of a year | Retrial sought after $110M orthopedic verdict slashed | 5 numbers shaping the ASC industry in 2024 | 15 CMS updates to know | 10 ASC, practice closures | NY gov. vetoes noncompete ban

January 02, 2024

• A 2024 Stark law compensation update | Physician acquitted of $15M fraud conviction | 22 states raised minimum wage on Jan. 1 | ASCs see volume growth amid staffing challenges | Healthcare billionaire net worth hits $113B+ | Optum's biggest moves

December 30, 2023

• Why 7 ASCs closed | USPI vs. SCA Health vs. AmSurg: 6 notes | 3 states resume mask mandates | Nurse pay by state | Spine field disruptors | 5 trends changing orthopedics

December 29, 2023

• Private practice isn't going anywhere | Bankruptcies affecting the ASC industry | Physician pay is increasing in these specialties | ASC CEO loses bid to replace George Santos | Here's how noncompete laws are changing

December 28, 2023

• ASC leader pay climbing | Med group expenses per physician top $1M | How total shoulders got added to the ASC-payable list | HOPDs vs. ASCs: 10 notes for 2024 | Will independent ASCs fade away? | ASCs 'eagerly awaiting' resolution on noncompetes

December 26, 2023

• ASCs face leadership exodus | Hospitals close clinics | The richest physician billionaires | Good news for the ASC labor market | Anesthesiologist shortage: 5 notes | 10 most affordable fast-growing cities for physicians | Market trends crucial for ASCs

December 23, 2023

• 7 states with the most new ASCs in 2023 | Trends changing the ASC landscape | Will Ozempic alter spine? | Factors affecting spine procedure profitability | Forbes' '30 Under 30' physicians

December 22, 2023

• Stark law: Where it stands and where it's headed | Anesthesia practices sue CMS for its reimbursement method | 5 numbers keeping ASC leaders on edge | Why a physician is worried about consolidation in 2024

December 21, 2023

• Ind. system to pay $345M to settle alleged false claims, Stark law violations | CON laws: Where they stand and where they're headed | Low reimbursements a thorn in the side of physicians | Tenet calls off hospital deal | 10 ASC leaders' thoughts that rock

December 20, 2023

• What Optum's 90,000 physicians may mean for medicine | Healthcare disruptors physicians are monitoring | Cardiologist's alleged $4.9M for referrals violated Stark law | Trends 44 ASC leaders are watching | 10 high-priced ASC projects

December 19, 2023

• What ASCs are worried about as 2023 comes to a close | Physician must pay $5M for obstructing IRS | How physician billionaires' net worth has changed | What happened to physician staffing firms? | Why a physician is worried about Medicare Advantage

December 18, 2023

• Noncompete laws are changing | USPI vs. SCA Health vs. AmSurg in 2023 | The physician specialty named the most stressful job in the country | NY physician charged with fraud, bribery | 10 of the most interesting ASC deals of 2023

December 16, 2023

• 116 new ASCs in 2023 | Where spine practices make, lose money | Novant's 3rd layoff wave | Ozempic to have 'bearish' impact on orthopedics | The biggest lessons ASCs learned in 2023

December 15, 2023

• ASC anesthesiologist's license suspended following missing fentanyl | Where Stark law violations occurred in 2023 | Optum's earnings in 2023: A breakdown | Another health system shutters clinic | ASCs vs. HOPDs: 3 cost comparisons

December 14, 2023

• State-by-state breakdown of 2023's 116 new ASCs | ASCs grapple with the anesthesiologist shortage | Ark. system to close 2 clinics | PE looks to ASCs | The new cardio ASCs making waves in 2023 | Device co. settles false claims allegations

December 13, 2023

• Why physicians are dropping Medicare patients | How Amazon, CVS Health & Optum took on VBC in 2023 | 2 ASCs file complaint against payer over reimbursements | Medicare Advantage market in 2023 | Lawmakers look to change CRNA supervision

December 12, 2023

• The biggest lessons ASCs learned in 2023 | Optum looks to physicians | Cardiologist to pay $3M to settle false claims allegations | 5 numbers to know on private practice vs. employment | Why ASCs have an edge in staffing

December 11, 2023

• ASC execs are bullish on growth | Private practice vs. employment: 8 thoughts | The decline of anesthesia reimbursements | Medical costs are still skyrocketing | USPI's earnings in 2023 | Fla.'s noncompete clause exacerbates physician shortage

December 09, 2023

• Spine surgeons weigh private practice vs. employment | CMS' 3.1% ASC payment update: What to know | Spine surgeons' top threats into 2024 | ACDFs have 'poor cost-utility' in hospitals | HCA's spending spree

December 08, 2023

• The bankruptcies affecting the ASC industry | HOPDs vs. ASCs in 2024 | Private practice isn't going anywhere | Why ASCs have their eyes on Medicare reform | The physician specialty with the highest 10-year pay jump

December 07, 2023

• Why 7 ASCs closed in 2023 | 5 numbers keeping physicians up at night | Physician charged in $14M fraud scheme | What to know about CMS' 3.1% ASC payment update | NY looks toward total noncompete ban

December 06, 2023

• ASCs sharpen strategies to combat payer behavior | Former ASC anesthesiologist to be released after serving for manslaughter | 60% of employed physicians have noncompetes | 2023 a year of change for AmSurg | HCA's spending spree

December 05, 2023

• Behind the anesthesia shortage plaguing ASCs | ASC CEO could nab endorsement to replace George Santos | 14 physicians suing their employers in 2023 | Leapfrog's top ASCs | SCA Health's major moves in 2023 | 5 PE numbers to know

December 04, 2023

• Hospitals delay surgeries amid anesthesiologist shortage | Why ASC leaders are looking to spine | 3 major practice closures in Nov. | AmSurg announces board of directors | What outpatient physicians are prioritizing | HCA acquires bankrupt hospital

December 02, 2023

• The age of 'super-sized' ASCs | Medicare Advantage getting 'much worse' for spine | ASCs facing CON obstacles | Where spine disruption is happening | Will Ozempic alter orthopedics?

December 01, 2023

• Physicians make Forbes' 30 Under 30 list | 46 ASC leaders' plans for 2024 | Physician charged for Medicaid fraud | The specialty rapidly garnering ASC interest | ASCs eye 3 orthopedic procedures | Where ASC reform legislation stands

November 30, 2023

• Optum adds 20,000 physicians | Will Ozempic alter spine, orthopedic fields? | Top paying states for physicians | The future of spine surgery & ASCs | 10 payer victories in 2023 | Proliance Surgeons hit with data breach

November 29, 2023

• Behind the ASCs facing CON obstacles in 2023 | 3 physician kickback schemes in 3 weeks | US News to debut ASC rankings in 2024 | 5 CMS moves shaping the ASC industry | The state of COVID-19: 5 updates

November 28, 2023

• Optum faces antitrust suit | 5 moves that shook up the ASC industry in 2023 | Physician found guilty in spine imaging kickback scheme |10 most expensive urban areas for physicians | The new age of the 'super-sized' ASC

November 27, 2023

• USPI, Optum & AmSurg moves in 2023 | Practice costs are rising | Tenet's $2.4B hospital sale | 5 states that employ the most physicians | Where spine disruption is happening | Ascension GI dies in car crash

November 25, 2023

• Hospitals face financial losses for knee, hip replacements | 'Shockingly excessive' malpractice verdict slashed | 11 procedures added to the ASC payable list | Why 2 practices no longer accept Medicare Advantage | Where ASCs are losing money

November 24, 2023

• ASCs' biggest growth areas | The prior auth tug of war | 2 hospitals to reduce surgeries amid anesthesiologist shortages | ASC activity in the South | 6 hospitals opening ASCs | Physician, clinic owner sentenced in $5M scheme

November 23, 2023

• ASCs' biggest growth areas | The prior auth tug of war | 2 hospitals to reduce surgeries amid anesthesiologist shortages | ASC activity in the South | 6 hospitals opening ASCs | Physician, clinic owner sentenced in $5M scheme

November 22, 2023

• The 'overpaid' CEOs of major physician employers | 'I have zero faith in our payers': Big obstacles for ASCs | ASC chains by the numbers | Tenet's $2.4B hospital sale | Walmart deepens in healthcare | Spine surgeon pay hits $844k

November 21, 2023

• Where ASCs are losing money | Healthcare's prior auth tug of war | Texas pain physicians charged in $12M fraud scheme | 5 physician power players | Amazon digs deeper in healthcare | 5 physician specialties with 5%+ pay drops | 4 ASC CEO shake-ups

November 20, 2023

• Where physicians are losing money | 10 keys to ASC success | Which states are targeting noncompetes | Spine surgeons' next payer battle | Physician convicted in $145M fraud scheme

November 18, 2023

• 3 richest physician billionaires | OrthoCarolina CEO's leadership philosophy | BCBS Mass. restricts GI anesthesia coverage | Spine surgeons eye private practice | Stark law & physician referrals: 5 notes | What's next for orthopedics

November 17, 2023

• AmSurg's next chapter | 10 best cities to live | USPI's orthopedic strategy | 5 physician-owned practice deals | What's being done to quell the physician shortage crisis? | CON laws by the numbers

November 16, 2023

• What to know about Stark law & physician referrals | The procedures added to ASC-payable list in last 5 years | Why a physician is suing Mayo Clinic | Inside the 'doctor' debate | Why an ASC leader is nervous | The burden of prior auths: 5 stats

November 15, 2023

• Physicians scramble to employment: 5 stats | Antitrust case against SCA Health may be dismissed | The 3 richest physician billionaires | Physician pleads guilty to unlawful drug distribution | Is spine surgery expansion next for ASCs?

November 14, 2023

• Hospitals ending service lines 'a real opportunity for ASCs': 10 recent cuts | 5 ASCs sparking objections | Physicians & Stark law: 5 thoughts | Physicians rip HCA for dropping services after acquiring hospital | Amazon, CommonSpirit partner

November 13, 2023

• Former Optum employee to pay $13M for fraud scheme | Physicians per capita in all 50 states | ASC ownership is shifting | Physicians' biggest threat | The PE deals shaping healthcare | 5 new surgical robots on the horizon | ASC activity in the West

November 11, 2023

• ASC power players | Essential investment for orthopedic practices | 9 ASC supergroups by No. of facilities | Rothman countersues former CEO | States with the fewest psychiatrists

November 10, 2023

• 3 disruptors scooping up physicians | USPI vs. Optum vs. Surgery Partners in Q3 | Clinic owner convicted in $62M fraud scheme | Judge slashes orthopedic malpractice verdict by $100M | ASC supergroups' no. of facilities

November 09, 2023

• The future of private practice | 3 states cracking down on noncompetes | The No. of ASCs per capita on the rise in 13 states | Physician charged with unlawful opioid distribution | Surgery Partners in Q3 | $10B+ for Optum's 3 most expensive deals

November 08, 2023

• 3 CMS rules affect ASCs | Ophthalmology group pays $3M to settle fraud allegations | Zimmer Biomet 'relentless' on ASC growth | Rothman countersues former CEO | 15 new ASCs | GI group shutters in-house lab

November 07, 2023

• ASCs per capita in all 50 states | Hospital that fired orthopedic leader put on probation | 2023 ASC power players | Meet AmSurg's new CEO | 9 ASC stats ahead of 2024 | 5 ASCs hiring administrators

November 06, 2023

• 11 procedures CMS added to the ASC-payable list | Physician convicted of fraud | AmSurg's plan for growth | Physician's challenges Indiana's noncompete law | CON hindering SurgNet's growth

November 04, 2023

• Noncompetes by the numbers | Spine patient can keep $2.8M verdict | Physicians balk at UHC's 'payer antics' | ASC CEO eyes Congress seat

November 03, 2023

• ASCs get 3.1% pay bump, 11 more payable procedures in final rule | CMS to cut physician pay in 2024 | Physician convicted of healthcare fraud, kickbacks | Texas cardiology centers expected to close | $10B+ for Optum's most expensive deals

November 02, 2023

• Noncompetes by the numbers | Physician pay is increasing in these 21 specialties | What healthcare reform means to the ASC CEO running for Congress | Physician guilty of tax evasion | AmSurg's takeover of 5 ASCs approved

November 01, 2023

• Physicians' biggest threats | More states update CON laws | What hospitals closures mean for physicians | Another state proposes near-total noncompete ban | USPI revenue jumps 16.7% | 6 principles to ASC success

October 31, 2023

• ASC CEO to Congressional candidate - the back story | Physician to pay $1.5M to settle kickback claims | USPI has 30 de novo ASCs in pipeline | Physician specialty with the lowest 5-year pay jump | 5 physician fraud cases in 7 days

October 30, 2023

• NC court sides with hospital in ASC ownership dispute | POHs by the numbers | Future-proof ASCs: 10 popular strategies | Man charged with operating without a license at ASC | HCA 'unfavorably impacted' by its physician staffing deal

October 28, 2023

• Why ASC leaders are hopeful | Envision's ASC ownership swap: 3 notes | Why 2 practices stopped taking MA patients | Endoscopic spine surgery on the rise | Apple eyes behavioral health space

October 27, 2023

• Stark law by the numbers | What hospitals closing or cutting service lines could mean for ASCs | The consolidation of physicians: 3 moves | Why 2 practices no longer accept Medicare Advantage patients | Optum's biggest deals of 2023

October 26, 2023

• What to know about Envision's ASC ownership swap | Physician to pay $2.4M for fraud | The biggest threat to ASC growth right now | 7 hospital, health system CEO exits | HCA outpatient revenue jumps 37% | 51 Texas ASCs named best in US

October 25, 2023

• Trial set for ASC physician accused of tampering with IV bags | Physician pay in 5 numbers | Why ASC leaders are hopeful | Orthopedic ASC activity heats up | SurgNet acquires 2 ASCs | 3 tech updates revolutionizing ASCs

October 24, 2023

• What's making ASC leaders nervous | States, FTC continue to target noncompetes | Physician gets probation for unapproved drug use | Female vs. male physician net worths | 10 largest payers in the US by market share

October 23, 2023

• Physician specialty with the highest 5-year pay jump | The less-discussed threat to ASC growth | Physician pleads not guilty to Medicaid fraud | 29 USPI ASCs among America's best | 5 PE forces dominating the ASC industry

October 21, 2023

• Which procedures are moving to ASCs? | Salem Health buys orthopedic practice | The less-discussed threat to ASC growth | Dr. Alex Vaccaro on ChatGPT's role in spine | Ga. physician settles false claims for $27.5M

October 20, 2023

• Stark law's $9.2M record in self-disclosures | The highest-rated ASC in 40 states, per Newsweek | Anesthesiologist suspended after patient death | USPI ASC acquired in Texas | POHs may save $1B per year

October 19, 2023

• 550 best ASCs of 2024, per Newsweek | ASC's physician bonus structure ok'd by OIG | Optum nets $56B in Q3 | Physician pleads not guilty to patient assault charges | Anesthesiologist shortage by the numbers | 3 technologies shaping orthopedics

October 18, 2023

• The biggest threats to ASC migration | Physician faces 23 charges in Medicare fraud case | Physicians urge CMS to stop policy that could reduce reimbursements | 5 states with the most, fewest job opportunities | 10 highest-paying states for RNs

October 17, 2023

• Which procedures are moving to ASCs? | Physician to pay $27.5M to settle false claims | Former Surgery Partners exec named CVS Health's interim CFO | What's driving PE investment in ASCs | The most entrepreneurial states in the US

October 16, 2023

• Conn. ASCs avoid bankruptcy through ownership swap | Kansas hospital closes | Are surgical robots ASCs' next big thing? | Physician pay in the US vs. 10 other countries | 3 major ASC exec moves

October 14, 2023

• The new key to ASC success | Optum, Uber ink deal | AmSurg to split from Envision | How 10 spine practices boost revenue | 5 hospitals closing, cutting service lines

October 13, 2023

• Are independent ASCs the next PE target? | Envision Healthcare CEO leaves for Humana | 10 most popular physician side gigs | What to know about rising anesthesia reimbursements | Aetna Medicare Advantage finds $25.5M in overpayments

October 12, 2023

• AmSurg to split from Envision | 5 numbers on ASC leaders' minds | 7 physician fraud suits | 5 most expensive ASC projects in 2023 | What know about the industry's newest MSO | UnitedHealthcare offers no response to group on prior auths

October 11, 2023

• The new key to ASC success | 5 hospitals cutting service lines | New ASC development Co. enters the market | Cardiac Co., CEO to pay $85M for kickback allegations | 13 CEO appointments | Reimbursement lags behind innovation in orthopedic ASCs

October 10, 2023

• The state of ASC chains | Physician charged in $5.6M Medicare fraud scheme | Noncompetes in 2023 | Another Texas hospital shutters | What RNs are paid in all 50 states | 10 major recalls in 60 days

October 09, 2023

• Optum, Uber strike deal | Stark law compliance: 5 notes | Physician indicted for fraud, money laundering | SC eliminates CON law | Health system-payer disputes: 3 moves | TJR in 2023: 5 stats | The most powerful women in healthcare

October 07, 2023

• The ASC industry's 'last frontier' | 10 worst states for physicians | The spine procedures moving to ASCs | Patient wins $2.5M verdict against orthopedic surgeon, hospital | Optum's $1.5B tech deal | 3 Stark law violations in 2023

October 06, 2023

• 5 ASC suits in 2023 | Optum strikes deal with health system | The new forces in the battle to employ physicians | The good, bad of CMS moves | Best Buy, Costco & more companies pivoting to healthcare | ASC activity in the South

October 05, 2023

• 3 Stark law violation suits in 2023 | Nurse pleads guilty to altering ASC anesthetic | Optum inks $1.5B tech deal | Why 6 hospitals, health systems filed for bankruptcy in Sept. | PE's new target | 10 ASC updates to know | Tenet & USPI: 7 notes

October 04, 2023

• The wealthiest people in healthcare | Biggest ASC deals in Sept. | Tenet workers vote to strike | Health system files for bankruptcy | Iowa family adds state to lawsuit over ASC death | 3 physicians on noncompetes

October 03, 2023

• 4 hospital closures in Sept. | Physician, practice to settle kickback allegations for $585K | How ASCs are adapting for success | The 10 best states for small businesses | 3 payer moves disrupting the ASC industry | 5 new ASCs in Sept

October 02, 2023

• The ASC industry's last frontier | Physician charged in $150M fraud, laundering scheme | Noncompetes are going extinct | 10 states with the unhappiest employees | 3 ASCs facing backlash | 5 disruptor deals shaping the healthcare industry

September 30, 2023

• Optum's $3.3B deal moves forward | 3 reasons ASCs are closing | The problem with prior auth. in spine | ASC CEO vies for Congress | AdventHealth performs 1st 'Candy Cane' endoscopy

September 29, 2023

• 5 hospitals cutting service lines | Optum wants majority share in ASC | Physician convicted in $5M fraud scheme | Independent physician practice closes | 8 health systems drop Medicare Advantage

September 28, 2023

• ASC CEO launches Congressional bid | Physician charged in $170M fraud scheme | Optum moves forward in $3.3B deal | 3 health systems reporting $4B+ in debt | CMS forces shaping the ASC industry

September 27, 2023

• What has Optum done in 2023? | 3 reasons ASCs are closing | The Stark change targeting a physician issue | Physician convicted of illegal prescribing | Tenet's CEO among healthcare's highest paid | 10 lowest-paying states for orthopedic surgeons

September 25, 2023

• 10 specialties with biggest pay jumps | FTC sues US Anesthesia Partners, PE firm | How the richest physician became a self-made billionaire | USPI to install Oracle at 425+ ASCs | Surgery Partners earnings up 70% during CEO's tenure | NP pay by state

September 23, 2023

• Stark law issues physicians are eyeing | Elon Musk's Neuralink recruits for human trials | Eric Evans' tenure boosted Surgery Partners earnings 70% | Mo. physician owes $146K for role in fraud | 8 behavioral health projects, grants totaling $98M

September 22, 2023

• NC ASC, practice to close | 5 year growth of USPI, Surgery Partners & more | Physician to pay $1.3M to resolve fraud claims | 20 CEO shake-ups in 2 weeks | AmSurg in 5 numbers | Surgery Partners CEO joins Teladoc board

September 21, 2023

• 5 forces shaping the ASC industry | 4 physician fraud cases in 3 weeks | American Physician Partners files for bankruptcy | Anesthesiologist sentenced for illegally prescribing opioids | 10 best states for physicians to practice

September 20, 2023

• Private practice or employment? What would physicians choose | Physician pays $6.5M to settle false claims allegations | ASC vendor hit with data breach | 10 worst states to practice | CVS Health's disruptions: 5 notes

September 19, 2023

• Stark law issues leaders are eyeing | 5 richest self-made physician billionaires | Physician to pay $20M for malpractice suit | HOPDs still outpacing ASCs for procedures | 3 Calif. NPs suing for the title of 'Dr.' | House introduces ASC price transparency

September 18, 2023

• Good news, bad news for physicians | 3 hospitals closing departments, ending services | Why health systems are investing in ASCs | Physician sentenced for defrauding Medicare, Medicaid | Optum's layoffs: 5 things to know | ASCs' role in primary care

September 16, 2023

• Are insurers determining the future of orthopedics? | 3 states challenging CON laws | ASCs could have edge in race for anesthesia staff | Why two orthopedic groups are focused on VBC | POH files for bankruptcy

September 15, 2023

• ASC operator to pay $8.9M for false claims allegations | How US' richest physician became a billionaire | What's next for VBC in ASCs? | FDA warns CVS, Walgreens over sale of unapproved eye drops | Why 6 execs are leaving their roles

September 14, 2023

• Trends keeping ASC leaders up at night | Optum's powerful physician workforce | 3 states challenging CON laws | Walmart eyes physician group purchase | 5 states with the highest, lowest income growth | 3 cardio supergroups to know

September 13, 2023

• 5 highest-paid healthcare CEOs make $145.7M | Where independent ASCs stand today | RI nurse in stable critical condition after patient attack | Why physicians want Medicare payments restructured | The most dangerous places to work in healthcare

September 12, 2023

• Physician-owned hospital files for bankruptcy | Man arrested for driving car through ASC | FTC targets noncompetes | Calif. suit over who can be called 'doctor' faces opposition | 4/10 most in-demand jobs are in healthcare

September 11, 2023

• US' oldest healthcare billionaire | Physician convicted in $9.5M kickback conspiracy | 9 hospitals bringing back mask policies | 10 fastest-growing healthcare jobs | 24 states with the worst health systems | GIs billing $1.5M higher than average

September 09, 2023

• Orthopedic surgeons, practice settle noncompete suit | 5 top-paid CEOs | Physician convicted in $9.5M kickback scheme | BCBS Mich. to cut prior auths 20% | CMS rate dips frustrate spine surgeons

September 08, 2023

• Another state challenges noncompetes | 8 hospital closures in 2023 | 3 disruptors threatening ASCs | 10 ASCs performing the most glaucoma surgeries | Former CEO sues NJ hospital over 'unlawful' firing | BCBS of Mich. to reduce prior auths by 20%

September 07, 2023

• 3 physician billionaires with a combined $28.6B net worth | What to know about ASC chain dominance | Physician convicted in $9.5M kickback conspiracy | 15 states with the fewest ASCs | 10 best, worst cities to retire | Physician pay in 2023

September 06, 2023

• Why physicians are selling to hospitals | Fired anesthesiologist claims health system blacklisted him | 15 states with the most ASCs | 5 largest payers by market share| What 3 leaders think about PE | 10 highest-paying employer types for physicians

September 05, 2023

• Noncompetes by state | 3 hospitals filing for bankruptcy | 10 things to know about Optum | Payers cutting prior authorizations | The worst behavior physicians see at work | 8 new ASCs in August | Calif. ASC activity heats up

September 02, 2023

• 20 top-paid healthcare CEOs | Why 5 ASCs are closing | Spine surgeon's suit against ASC goes to arbitration | Concord Orthopaedics, hospital to end partnership | Staffing strategies of 2 ASCs

September 01, 2023

• 5 highest-paid CEOs of ASC, practice chains | 5 hospitals closing, ending services | Physician to pay $135K for overprescription | The best states to live | 3 physician fraud cases in 3 weeks | Why healthcare need to rethink the concept of noncompetes

August 31, 2023

• Why 5 ASCs are closing | Stark law updates affecting ASCs | Hospital for Special Surgery loses $51.2M suit | New prior authorization rules going into effect Sept. 1 | How declining physician pay will affect the ASC industry

August 30, 2023

• 20 highest-paid healthcare CEOs | Nurses laid off at more than 100 Optum clinics | Physician to pay $6.5 million to settle false claims allegations | The misconceptions of the ASC industry | Spine surgeon's suit against ASC heads for arbitration

August 29, 2023

• The disruptors posing the biggest threats to ASCs | Physician sentenced for $1M+ fraud scheme | Meet healthcare's youngest female billionaire | 10 most frequently performed procedures at orthopedic ASCs | Ga. eye center suffers data breach

August 28, 2023

• Why PE loves cardiology | 4 physicians suing ex-employers | UnitedHealth cuts prior auths for 4 spine codes | 10 states with the least ASCs per capita | 5 fastest growing procedures at orthopedic ASCs | Inside CMS' 2024 proposed pay schedule

August 26, 2023

• ASC ownership goes to 6 orthopedic surgeons | Meet the world's youngest healthcare billionaire | Physicians see big noncompete wins | How states approach who's called doctor | Good news, bad news for ASCs

August 25, 2023

• Do ASCs need robots? | Physician pleads guilty to antitrust conspiracy | 10 states with the most ASCs per capita | Insurer-health system breakups | How employed physicians feel about their pay | States are questioning who gets to be called doctor

August 24, 2023

• Meet the world's youngest healthcare billionaire | 4 hospital closures | Physicians see big noncompete wins | Largest ASCs by ORs | 3 states update CRNA policy | 10 best, worst states to retire | Respiratory therapist sentenced in deaths of 2 patients

August 23, 2023

• Stark law change may spark financial danger for physicians | The problems ASC leaders are eyeing | Physician gets 5 years for illegal drug distribution | ASCs Inc. rebrands | Physician group can't enforce noncompete on former surgeon

August 22, 2023

• 5 No. physicians should keep an eye on | 4 hospitals ending services | 10 most common procedures at HOPDs vs. ASCs | 13 healthcare lawsuits in 3 weeks | Anesthesia group breach compromises 209K patients' data

August 21, 2023

• ASC execs elevate | 8 CEO shake-ups in 1 week | At least 2 deaths linked to tainted bone graft | 5 most, least competitive states for physicians | Why the future of surgery lies within ASCs | PE targets orthopedic ASCs | 10 systems opening ASCs

August 19, 2023

• 5 reasons ASCs are nervous | USPI pulling away from competitors | Woman injured during spine surgery wins $1.1M settlement | Top 20 states by healthcare costs | 15 largest independent physician groups

August 18, 2023

• The ASCs of the future | How physicians feel about noncompetes | Physician pay in the 10 best states for healthcare | Physician's license revoked after failing probation | 50 best-paying nurse jobs

August 17, 2023

• Noncompete changes ramp up | Physician charged in $7M fraud scheme | Optum spent $2B on a physician group | Why the best-paid physicians are in SD | Physician pay in the top 10 states | Cost of the 25 most common ASC procedures

August 16, 2023

• Ohio eye clinic to close | USPI continues to pull away from competitors | Physician arrested in prescription scheme | The most in-demand specialties | Surgeon sues medical center, physician | Physician signing bonuses jump 11%

August 15, 2023

• 5 reasons ASCs are nervous | 4 physicians convicted of drug trafficking | That hardest choices physicians have to make | Physician salary in the top 10 states to live in | Optum undergoes layoffs | Anesthesiologists in the headlines

August 14, 2023

• ASCs, physicians attractive to investors | 25 most common ASC procedures | Physician to be sentenced for fraud | PA vs. RN vs. NP pay in all 50 states | Which states are behind in outpatient joint replacement | Ill. hospital lays off 20% of leadership

August 12, 2023

• Good news, bad news for ASCs | Physician fired from Adena amid abuse allegations | Noncompete changes by region | Keeping ASCs profitable among staffing woes | The case for orthopedic, ASC partnerships

August 11, 2023

• 20 highest-paying med jobs | What if the physician pay drop continues? | Optum's new nursing play | USPI, HCA & Surgery Partners further consolidate | ASC changes with big ROI

August 10, 2023

• Good news, bad news for ASCs | Physician sued for $2.4M in malpractice suit | Will declining physician pay be the final straw? | HHS loses No Surprises Act lawsuit | What's happening with travel nurses | 3 hospitals closing EDs

August 09, 2023

• Noncompete changes by region | Physician charged with 50+ counts for assaulting patients | What banning TikTok could mean for physicians | Top 10 issues facing physicians | 7 health system controversies | How to keep an ASC profitable with staff shortages

August 08, 2023

• ASCs' biggest obstacles | Physician convicted in $15M fraud scheme | Do physician owners earn more than non-owners? | The fastest-growing healthcare roles | The best hospitals in Fla. for TJRs | 10 key USPI updates in 2023

August 07, 2023

• USPI is carrying Tenet's growth | 6 hospitals closing departments | 5 physician fraud cases | This trend could reduce the number of ASCs | 3 best hospitals in Texas for outpatient joint replacements | Centene vs. Elevance vs. Humana in Q2

August 05, 2023

• Stark law changes ramp up | Physicians continue to play tug-of-war with autonomy | Ohio appeals court sides with spine surgeon, reclaims damages | Colo. bill ends PA physician supervision requirement | Unnecessary spine surgeries on the rise

August 04, 2023

• USPI vs. SCA Health vs. Surgery Partners in Q2 | Physician gets $39M+ in whistleblower suit | Big problems facing ASCs | 7 new ASCs in the South in 1 month | Cosmetic ASC owner charged with performing unlicensed surgeries

August 03, 2023

• How USPI's $1.2B SurgCenter Development deal is going | The decline of private practice | What to know about noncompetes in 2023 | The unhappiest, happiest jobs for nurses | ASCs' secret to success

August 02, 2023

• Physicians continue to play tug-of-war with their autonomy | Physician accused of fraud | 10 trends shaping ASC strategy | Anesthesiologist cleared in malpractice trial | UnitedHealthcare to reduce prior auths | Surgery Partners income hits $18.9M

August 01, 2023

• 10 worst states for healthcare | USPI Q2 revenue hits $942M | The dangers of physician pay decline | NJ woman poses as physician | $60M ASC in Iowa breaks ground | 6 new cardio ASCs | APRN pay: 5 stats

July 31, 2023

• Former Adena chief of surgery alleges wrongful termination | Tenet acquired Baylor's stake in USPI 1 year ago | 10 best states for healthcare | ASCs struggle to compete with hospitals | How much the average physician earns

July 29, 2023

• Stark law changes ramp up | The downfall of physicians staffing groups | Physician turnover rates grows 43% in 8 years | CDC investigating TB infections linked to bone grafts | Del. enacts PA licensure compact

July 28, 2023

• The obstacle stifling ASC growth | Physician shot, injured at Texas medical office | Physician's license revoked after patient overdoses | 3 moves disrupting physicians | 10 states with highest job resignation rates

July 27, 2023

• CMS is shaking things up for ASCs | Where do physicians earn the most? | Physician begins trial for viral video filmed during surgery | How physicians feel about noncompetes | What autonomy means to 1 ASC administrator

July 26, 2023

• Physician, ASC to pay $760K to settle fraud allegations | Meet the forces battling for ASC market share | Top 15 medtech companies by revenue | The future of physician autonomy | Top 3 anesthesia residency programs

July 25, 2023

• Stark law changes ramp up in 2023 | Advertised salaries, vacancies for 25 ASC jobs | Payers recognizing the power of ASCs is crucial | The downfall of physician staffing groups | The future of physician autonomy

July 24, 2023

• The fate of private practices | Physician acquitted of fraud | What the top 1% earn by state | Behind ASC opposition | ASC leaders eye top trends | Anesthesia update: 4 notes

July 22, 2023

• CMS' proposed pay cuts could be 'detrimental' for physicians | Tik Tok livestream costs physician medical license | Top PE firms by No. of practice deals | CMS floats 2.8% ASC pay bump | Calif. suit challenges who is called 'doctor'

July 21, 2023

• Why the ASC industry is poised for growth | Physician charged in $1.3M fraud scheme | Physician owners are disappearing | 10 best cities to find a job | HCA Healthcare grows to 150+ ASCs | 4 hospital layoffs in 3 weeks

July 20, 2023

• How ASC chain giants gained power | 16 physician kickback suits totaling $180M+ | CMS' plan to add only dental procedures to ASCs a missed chance | Physician accused of overprescribing opioids | Healthcare CEO pay vs. orthopedic surgeon pay

July 19, 2023

• ASC physician owner surrenders license after storing expired meds | CMS' proposed pay cuts could may hurt physicians | American Physician Partners closing | ASCs vs. HOPDs: Cost of 10 orthopedic procedures

July 18, 2023

• Physicians fed up with CMS' proposed pay cuts | Physician sentenced to 25 years for reusing single-use devices | What ASCs need to succeed in the next 5 years | UnitedHealth's ASC strategy | 10 worst states for physicians to live and work in

July 17, 2023

• CMS floats 3.34% physician pay cut | CMS doesn't plan to add new non-dental procedures to ASCs | What's threatening the future of ASCs | Optum revenue jumps 25% | Most common physician tax breaks | ASC's surgical suspension lifted after paying fine

July 15, 2023

• ASCs vying to maintain independence | CON requirements by state for ASCs | AAOS renews call to protect healthcare workers after fatal shooting | 65 new ASCs in 2023 | Physician sues over noncompete contract

July 14, 2023

• ASCs get 2.8% pay bump in CMS proposal | Physician loses med license after TikTok livestream | The issue stunting ASC growth | Physician, practice to pay $11.4M fraud settlement | Data breach impacts 4 clinics, ASCs

July 13, 2023

• Tenn. orthopedic surgeon killed by patient | USPI vs. SCA Health in 2023 | ASCs want higher reimbursements now | Optum digs deeper into VBC | 10 best, worst states for business | 10 largest PE firms by number of physician deals

July 12, 2023

• Physician sues health system over noncompete contract | ASC CON laws by state | The service lines going outpatient | 65 new ASCs in 2023 | Why ASCs have major leverage when it comes to staffing | 25 largest physician groups based on No. of physicians

July 11, 2023

• ASCs vye for independence | 5 physician kickback cases | HCA patient data stolen, posted online | SCA Health grows to 320+ ASCs | The hardest states to hire workers | Orthopedic ASCs' new growth model

July 10, 2023

• ASC margins can't take it anymore | 5 moves disrupting the ASC industry | Pain clinic closes amid unlawful opioid distribution allegations | Most expensive new ASCs in 2023 | 5 nurse, staff trends | What will disrupt the anesthesia industry next?

July 08, 2023

• Optum's spending spree continues | Physician fined $1M for fraud scheme | ASCs in 5 years: More or fewer independent centers? | 2 physicians accuse HCA of fraud | 3 big noncompete ban wins

July 07, 2023

• ASC Stark law violations: What to know | Physician fined $1M for fraud scheme | 5 ASC closures in 2023 | Lowest-paying states for RNs | How Medicare conversion factors changed over 10 years | Why ASC ownership stake is important

July 06, 2023

• Healthcare disruptors ASC leaders are nervous about | USPI grows to 475+ ASCs | 5 anesthesiologist lawsuits | 5 highest-paying states for RNs | 21 new ASCs | $15M ASC gains state's approval

July 05, 2023

• ASCs in 5 years | Calf. health system to pay $68M to resolve False Claims allegations | The physician specialties that saw pay dives | The importance of ASC ownership stake | 10 USPI ASCs hiring administrators

July 03, 2023

• Meet the surgeon suing NC over CON policy | ASC acquisition frenzy slows | Physicians caught in $2B kickback scheme | What happened when PE snapped up anesthesia groups | 9 physician specialties that saw pay jumps

July 01, 2023

• Physician net worth by specialty | Orthopedic false claims suit settled for $36.5M | States ranked by No. of ASCs | Optum, Tenet further consolidate | 14 best hospitals in Calif. for spine surgery

June 30, 2023

• Optum's spending spree continues | 2 physicians accuse HCA of fraud, overbilling | ASC operating costs: 5 stats | Biggest physician group acquisitions to know | Proposed Ill. ASC faces opposition

June 29, 2023

• 50 states ranked by number of ASCs | Physician pay is increasing in these specialties | Physician sues over firing from medical board post | ASCs' anesthesia issues to heat up | Amazon's healthcare focus

June 28, 2023

• RN sentenced for stealing fentanyl from ASC | What RNs are paid per hour in all 50 states | PE turns to cardiology after courting ASCs for years | Physicians' biggest expenses | 2 ASCs hit with cyberattacks | 49 ASC leaders on the best part of their job

June 27, 2023

• Optum expands VBC with $3.3B acquisition | Physician gets license suspended after being in jail for nearly a year | Stark laws: 7 things to know | 5 hurdles to ASC ownership stake | Top 50 ASCs in Texas

June 26, 2023

• 5 ASC chains growing in 2023 | Physician convicted of illegally distributing oxycodone | The fight for fair ASC, physician pay | 7 hospital, health system layoffs | Tenet names new CFO | What anti-kickback law means for physicians

June 24, 2023

• Physician liable for $1.1M in false claims | Where spine needs a disruptor | 20 top paying physician specialties | Physicians want a noncompete ban now | $5.3M ASC proposed in Miss.

June 23, 2023

• Optum, Tenet further consolidate | Calif. provider to pay $3.8M to settle physician kickback allegations | Most, least desirable states to open ASCs | The 'marginalized' physician | Sport medicine clinic, ASC hit in cyberattack

June 22, 2023

• Miss. ASC destroyed in fire | What UnitedHealth, Humana are saying about rising medical costs, ASCs | How a new Stark Law exception could help physicians | Physicians say HCA hospitals push patients to hospice care | CEO-to-worker pay ratios

June 21, 2023

• Physician sues board over license denial | Optum plans for ASC volume growth | 3 ASC deals shaping the industry | The secrets to ASC success | Where are physicians seeing financial losses? | How physician can become captains of their own fates

June 20, 2023

• The biggest obstacles to ASC ownership | Physician found liable for $1.1M in false claims | Outpatient site-neutral pay pitched to CMS | How physicians lost money this year | ASCs' shrinking reimbursements | Where ASC activity is heating up

June 17, 2023

• SC system pays $36.5M to settle orthopedic False Claims allegations | Tenet, HCA, Optum batte for ASC market share | What could smart implants look like in spine? | The future of ASCs in 1 word | Texas closes 'Dr. Death' loophole

June 16, 2023

• Where 5 major ASC chains are focused | Why more physicians are unionizing | NJ suspends physician's license following prescription drug offense | The richest person in every state: Healthcare leaders | 10 GI groups growing in 2023

June 15, 2023

• The future of ASCs in 1 word | ASC closes doors after less than 2 years | Physicians urge Medicare pay reform | Physician to pay $5M over false claims allegations | 20 ASCs that perform the most spine surgery

June 14, 2023

• 10 of the largest ASC chains | Physician indicted in $4M+ Medicare fraud scheme | The best state for TJRs | Physician vs. surgeon pay | Where physicians took financial hits | Conn. loosens noncompete requirements

June 13, 2023

• Tenet, HCA, Optum battling for ASC market share | Why physicians are losing power | Specialties with the most physicians worth $5M+ | Physician to pay $1M for drug distribution | Procedure costs at ASCs vs. HOPDs | Former Cigna exec barred from CVS role

June 12, 2023

• CON laws stunting ASC growth | The healthcare disruptors exciting physicians | Former physician sentenced to 17 years for assault | Behind an ASC CEO's family-oriented business model | 4 hospital layoffs in 4 days | ASC deals heat up

June 10, 2023

• CMS' new Stark law physician owner waiver | Cleveland Clinic owes spine patient $7.6M | How can physicians leverage their power? | Cervical spinal fusion costs by state | USPI ahead of competition in ASCs, physicians

June 09, 2023

• Why physician groups are being snapped up | Ascension to sell ASC | Physician owner sentenced for 3 drug charges | ValueHealth strikes deal for Fla. ASC | Why this surgeon is excited for AI to disrupt healthcare | Prior auths & ASCs

June 08, 2023

• USPI ahead of competition in ASCs, physicians | Physician fighting to open shuttered ASC has $2.5M malpractice history | Highest-paid physicians in the largest cities | Wellstar Health under fire for ASC development | Consolidation in the ASC industry

June 07, 2023

• CMS adds Stark law physician owner waiver | Why major ASC chains are primed to dominate | USPI's strength in 5 stats | Why Texas legislators are being hostile to ASCs | Best, worst cities for physicians to start a career | 20 largest payers by claims

June 06, 2023

• Challenges future ASCs leaders are up against | New ASCs triumph despite opposition | Physician charged for involvement in attack on Capitol | Behind Texas' unfriendly legislative session to ASCs | 5 largest healthcare data breaches in 2023

June 05, 2023

• How CMS' policies have helped, hurt ASCs | Optum's strength in 5 stats | Physician sentenced for stealing COVID-19 relief funds | Which physicians are unhappiest with their pay? | 5 health systems reporting huge operating losses

June 03, 2023

• Healthcare disruptors scaring physicians | Texas to close 'Dr. Death' loophole | The 'gold rush' of outpatient cardiology | Orthopedic surgeons' biggest competition | Tenet exec pay over 5 years

June 02, 2023

• Physician must pay $2.6M for negligence | Why Optum's lack of checks and balances concern a CEO | HCA exec pay since 2018 | UnitedHealthcare pulls back GI prior auth changes | 11 new ASCs

June 01, 2023

• ASC to pay $625K to resolve fraud allegations | How physicians can leverage their power | 5 of healthcare's highest-paid CFOs | Body of missing physician found in Ark. | Are wages & job satisfaction correlated in medicine?

May 31, 2023

• The healthcare disruptors scaring physicians | 220 Americans had procedures at Mexico ASC under investigation | Envision goes bankrupt: A timeline | Is employee retention improving? | How much healthcare administrators are paid

May 30, 2023

• New Stark Law, Anti-Kickback exceptions | Tenet exec pay in the last 5 years | Cost-cutting strategies ASCs need to know | Physician sentenced for oxycodone distribution | UnitedHealthcare vs. Aetna vs. Centene

May 27, 2023

• The next ASC disruptor | Good, bad news for spine surgeons | Pa. practice pays $1.5M to resolve False Claims allegations | AmSurg to buy Envision's ASCs | UnitedHealthcare policy could push cases to ASCs

May 26, 2023

• CMS updates Stark Law, pay models | Mass. eye practice pays $5.7M to resolve false claims allegations | The gold rush of outpatient cardiology | The key opportunities for ASC growth | Surgeons' biggest competition

May 25, 2023

• Payers pushing procedures to ASCs | 2 physicians, CEO to pay $490K for kickback allegations | 5 No. worrying physicians | The real danger of consolidation | 2 states loosening certificate of need laws for ASCs | Anesthesiologists in the headlines

May 24, 2023

• Envision to layoff 329 | 20 ASCs that performed the most TJRs | Inside CVS' physician acquisition strategy | How VBC is squeezing its way into every healthcare corner | 14 anti-kickback cases | Bill could increase ASC ownership transparency

May 23, 2023

• ASCs could be payers' big ticket to growth | Meet the wealthiest physician billionaire | 4th death linked to tainted eye drops | Physician wins $3.7M in suit against health system | 25 best places to live | 5 health systems expanding their ASC footprint

May 22, 2023

• UnitedHealthcare to push procedures to ASCs | 24 best states for physicians | AmSurg to buy Envision ASCs | 50 unhealthiest, healthiest counties | The worst part of physicians' jobs | What the best states for healthcare have in common

May 20, 2023

• AmSurg to buy Envision's ASCs for $300M | Stryker to lay off 500+ | The pay issues plaguing physicians | Orthopedic surgeon pay vs. cost of living | Top 10 most-recruited physician specialties

May 19, 2023

• Highest-paid healthcare CEOs | Physician group won't drop suit against Envision | What if ASC reimbursement issues aren't addressed? | US sues surgeon over 1K+ fraudulent claims | The unhealthiest, healthiest county in each state | 2023 ASC partnerships

May 18, 2023

• ASC nurse pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter | SCA Health's rebrand 1 year later | What it takes to be in the top 1% | Is ChatGPT a threat to medicine? | Where do physicians earn the most? | Anesthesiologist pay by setting

May 17, 2023

• The growing danger of shrinking ASC reimbursements | USPI vs. AmSurg vs. SCA Health | Physician pleads guilty to overprescribing opioids | 10 healthiest, least healthy states | UnitedHealthcare closes in on controversial care changes

May 16, 2023

• Optum is the largest employer of physicians | The specialties driving ASC growth | 44 hospitals closing service lines | Why physicians are leaving medicine | Should ASCs invest in cardiology? | GI industry by the numbers | 10 ASC moves in Fla.

May 15, 2023

• AmSurg to buy Envision's ASCs | 4 ASCs sue SEIU | 25 best places to retire | National Medical rebrands | 10 most-recruited physician specialties | Where the physician shortage is the most desperate

May 13, 2023

• Envision eyes bankruptcy | Orthopedic surgeon pay hits $546k | Why this physician believes 'private practice is under attack' | The pros and cons of consolidation | The future of orthopedics in 1 word

May 12, 2023

• Medicare stifles ASCs | Specialties with the biggest pay jumps | Surgery Partners' highest paid execs | 5 largest physician groups | 15 best med schools for surgery | 33% of physicians have been sued

May 11, 2023

• Envision to file for bankruptcy | Will independent ASCs go extinct? | Physician pleads guilty to $16M Medicare fraud | Highest-paying metro areas for physicians | 3 No. making physicians hopeful | 30 states propose bills to curb prior auths

May 10, 2023

• The reimbursement issues plaguing physicians | Physician group to pay $500K to settle fraud allegations | What ASCs are doing instead of consolidating | Physicians trading autonomy 'for the big bucks' | 4 healthcare companies named disruptors

May 09, 2023

• Physicians' biggest threats | The ASC obstacle that is 'literally out of control' | 3 physicians suing their former employers | 42 hospitals closing service lines | HCA doubles down on outpatient growth | 46 health system CEO retire in 2023

May 08, 2023

• Is private practice under attack? | Physician sentenced for billing Medicare $1.8M with false identity | Optum, SCA Health's shifting growth strategy | Tennessee ASC temporarily closes after cyberattack | 3 No. pointing to ASC growth

May 06, 2023

• What will disrupt the ASC industry next? | Behind Optum's physician acquisition strategy | Spine innovations expected to soar by 2025 | 10 highest-paying healthcare jobs | 5 ways private practice may change in 10 years

May 05, 2023

• 28 best ASCs of 2023 | Physician sues UPMC alleging improper firing | 100+ stats on physician pay | 3 ASC chains poised for growth | Should ASCs invest in cardiology? | 5 ways private practice may change | Surgery Partners: 6 things to know

May 04, 2023

• 10 best states for healthcare | Envision gets $91.2M in UnitedHealthcare suit | ASCs vs. HOPDs: 1 exec on reimbursement parity | Surgery Partners' megadeal spree | Reimbursements remain low, costs keep climbing | 10 UnitedHealthcare moves

May 03, 2023

• What's scaring ASC leaders? | Physician owners to pay $1M for false claims allegations | 10 best, worst states for nurses | ASC chains by number of surgery centers | Surgery Partners acquires Kan. spine hospital | Biggest ASC deals in April

May 02, 2023

• What will disrupt the ASC industry next? | 2 ASCs to pay $17M to settle Anti-Kickback allegations | 40 hospitals closing service lines | 9 new ASCs | Surgery Partners revenue jumps 11.7% | The most challenging part of physicians' jobs

May 01, 2023

• 10 highest-paying healthcare jobs | Surgery Partners inks deal with OhioHealth | 8 cardiologists leave clinic for AdventHealth amid Atrium merger | The advantage of PE-backed, physician-led ASCs | 7 whistleblower suits in 2023

April 29, 2023

• 10 PE giants behind ASCs | OhioHealth, Surgery Partners unite for ASC care | Neurosurgeon settles unnecessary surgery allegations for $1.17M | How long has USPI been on top? | Specialty physicians cut from Ind. noncompete ban bill

April 28, 2023

• Optum's physician acquisition strategy | Kaiser to acquire Geisinger | Physician pleads guilty to defrauding Amtrak of $1.4M | Healthcare billionaires: 8 notes | USPI continuing to carry Tenet's growth | Top-paying states for anesthesiologists

April 27, 2023

• 10 PE giants behind the ASC industry | 36 hospitals closing service lines | Physician, hospital to pay $1.8M to settle false claim allegations | Nurse pay in 2023 vs 2022 | Health systems laying off execs, employees | Optum, SCA Health in 2023

April 26, 2023

• Are physician billionaires self-made? | 3 ASC deals shaping the industry | Physician to pay $1.1M for kickback allegations | 10 best big, small cities to start an ASC | Anesthesiologists in the headlines | 5 numbers cardiologists should watch

April 25, 2023

• How long has USPI been on top? | Physician sues hospital for alleged discrimination | Colo. CEO on adapting as an independent hospital | Why there aren't more cardiovascular ASCs | 10 physician legal cases in April | ASC reimbursements: 3 notes

April 24, 2023

• Top 5 ASC companies by market share | HCA's highest-earning execs | What are ASC leaders investing in? | Amazon in the headlines | What competition affects physicians' income? | 5 leaders' thoughts on staffing challenges

April 22, 2023

• What will make or break ASCs? | Orthopedic surgeon sentenced in $31M fraud scheme | Who's the best spine surgeon? ChatGPT answers | 'Death by a thousand Medicare cuts': ASCs' reimbursement woes | Stark Law's physician exception: 5 notes

April 21, 2023

• Tenet's highest-paid execs | Payers still pushing procedures to the ASC setting | $427M+ in physician fraud suits in 2 weeks | What are ASC leaders investing in? | 5 best-paying states for nurses

April 20, 2023

• What will make or break ASCs in 2023?| Ex-physician, ASC co. sentenced in $355M fraud scheme | Physician pay jumps 18% in 5 years | Anthem Blue Cross amends physician agreement | 5 worst paying states for nurses | 10 celebs with IBS

April 19, 2023

• What's losing ASCs money right now | Are physicians dropping Medicare, Medicaid patients? | Top millionaire, billionaire hot spots | Physician pleads guilty to illegal drug distribution | Why Intermountain wants to partner with more ASCs

April 18, 2023

• 'Death by a thousand Medicare cuts': ASC reimbursement issues | Physician pleads guilty to $12M fraud scheme | 3 physician billionaires' net worth falls | What ASCs need most right now | 10 states with the most employed physicians

April 17, 2023

• ASC nurse pleads guilty to fentanyl for saline swap | ASCs in hot water: 7 pay notes | 21 specialties with pay jumps | Kaiser Permanente in 2023 | 3 trends driving VBC forward | Optum shakes up leadership

April 15, 2023

• The ASC industry in 10 years | Fla. physician involved in $60M fraud forfeits license | PGA star has spine surgery | Insurers and health systems split | Stark Law's new physician exception: 5 notes

April 14, 2023

• Physician pay across 29 specialties | 10 biggest healthcare companies by revenue | Cost of 5 procedures at ASCs vs. HOPDs | How ASCs can increase revenue in 2023 | Optum's shakes up leadership team | PE inks $90B in healthcare deals

April 13, 2023

• Stark Law's new physician exception | CEO: The ASC industry is limitless | 3 physician billionaires whose net worth jumped | Physician convicted of $1.2M opioid-for-cash scheme | A less-discussed reason noncompetes hurt physicians

April 12, 2023

• Payers and health systems breakup | The best ASC, according to ChatGPT | Physician sues health dept. after undercover probe | The rise of single-subspecialty ASCs | Best cities for physician pay in the last 5 years | 3 thoughts on reimbursement declines

April 11, 2023

• 9 physicians are 2023's richest | The ASCs most likely to consolidate | Physician forfeits license after $60M fraud scheme | CMS eyes physician-owned hospital restrictions | Optum acquires NY physician group | How ASC leaders feel about PE

April 10, 2023

• The ASC industry in 10 years | 30 hospitals closing service lines | Physician charged with 25 counts of distributing drugs | Worst cities for physician pay | 10 states where ASCs may struggle with staff retention

April 08, 2023

• 5 youngest healthcare billionaires | Why private practice physicians don't have more power | 3 stats making ASC leaders nervous | A spine surgeon's warranty | 3 payer moves for ASC leaders to know

April 07, 2023

• CMS' ASC policy? D-, exec says | Where physicians are investing in 2023 | Physician sues U of Pittsburgh for alleged retaliation, discrimination | 3 thoughts on spine surgery's outpatient migration | NM bill expands anesthesiologist assistant scope

April 06, 2023

• 5 youngest healthcare billionaires | 3 Nos. making ASC leaders nervous | Physician vs. admin pay | 10 most expensive new ASCs | 3 big payer moves affecting ASCs | 3 physician specialties concerned about scope creep

April 05, 2023

• America's richest MDs | How ASC financial strategy is shifting | 11 physician fraud suits | What to know about Stark Law & physician recruiting | Amazon to lay off 9,000 | Prior auths: 17 fast facts | Why United Digestive swapped PE partners

April 04, 2023

• Why don't private practice physicians have more power in healthcare? | Physician convicted for patient's fatal overdose | 5 No. ASC leaders need to know | Mont. clinic to cut physician pay | Biggest ASC deals in March | 10 healthiest, unhealthiest cities

April 03, 2023

• 3 numbers making physicians nervous | Ky. physician, NP sentenced for fraud | 3 ASC specialties that grew since 2018 | ASC financial strategy is shifting | 10 new ASCs | United Digestive taps new PE partner | Anesthesiologists in the headlines

April 01, 2023

• 10 new ASCs | Physician wins $14M suit against CVS, Rite Aid | 20 highest paying physician specialties | Is CMS pushing procedures away from ASCs? | Orthopedic surgeons sue former practice | Rothman CEO exits

March 31, 2023

• AmSurg ASCs have new deal with Aetna | Covenant HealthCare, two physicians to pay $69M for false claims | The hottest ASC specialties for investments | UnitedHealthcare to cut prior auths by 23% | Why inflation is one of ASCs' biggest threats

March 30, 2023

• Why physicians exit corporate medicine |10 healthcare billionaires' net worth change | 9 systems laying off workers | 5 numbers ASC leaders need to know | Physician guilty on 45 substance distribution counts

March 29, 2023

• The most overpaid CEO in healthcare | Physician pleads guilty to $5M fraud | Why a nursing shortage led an Idaho ASC to close its doors | ASCs with the highest % above Medicare prices | CVS Health to close $8B Signify deal | Physician pay down 2.4%

March 28, 2023

• ASC industry 'reshaping' as hospitals cut services | 4 physicians suing their former employers | Big ASC chains' secret to growth | The metro areas that pay physicians the least | Maine hospital cuts eye surgeries

March 27, 2023

• The biggest threats ASCs are facing | Physician wins $14M in suit against CVS, Rite Aid | 20 lowest-paying physician specialties | Most influential healthcare CEOs | 2 more eye drops recalled | 3 policies controlling physician reimbursements

March 25, 2023

• Is CMS pushing procedures from ASCs? | 10 best states for physicians | Surgeries halted at Fla. spine practice | Physician vs. healthcare CEO pay | Prior auth. reform 'long overdue' spine surgeon says

March 24, 2023

• 50 states ranked by ASCs per capita | 20 highest-paying physician specialties | Physician practice pays $2.9M for false claims | 4 ASC closures this year | The physician group deals shaping the industry | Best-paying cities for young orthopedic surgeons

March 23, 2023

• Physician vs. healthcare CEO pay | ASCs are slowly consolidating | Physician to pay $100K for false claims | 3 deaths now linked to recalled eye drops | Minnesota ASC reopens after nearby roof collapse | 3 cardiologists in the headlines

March 22, 2023

• Is CMS pushing procedures away from ASCs? | Physician accused of making false claims | How 5 major ASC chains stack up | 7 hospital CEOs step down | USPI's last 5 years | ASC staffing pressures ease for some | 5 federal updates

March 21, 2023

• Orthopedic ASC closed after unlicensed physician performs surgery | Physician involved in $1.5B fraud scheme sentenced | 23 hospitals closing service lines | 10 worst states for physicians | Optim Health's new CFO | 5 GIs to know

March 20, 2023

• 10 best states for physicians | NY ASC to close | 5 physicians fraud cases in 2 weeks | What to know about SCA Health's new CEO | 10 most expensive medical schools | 5 best-paying cities for ophthalmologists

March 18, 2023

• The new ASC hot spots | Why 2 orthopedic leaders avoid PE | SCA Health's new CEO | Physician pleads guilty to $537K Medicare fraud | 'Persistent decline' in spine surgery reimbursements remain: study

March 17, 2023

• 'Flee from UnitedHealthcare' amid changes, physician says | Cigna to lower pay for CRNA procedures | Physician charged with $650K fraud | 10 least expensive states for physicians | The best, worst parts about managing a rural ASC

March 16, 2023

• ASC chains post revenue growth | Why this trend is making physicians nervous | HCA's CEO took 29% pay cut | 5 hospital closures in 2 months | Physician pleads guilty to Medicare fraud | ASCs will need to innovate to remain independent

March 15, 2023

• The new ASC hot spots | Physician convicted of $5M healthcare fraud scheme | 3 ASC closures in 1 month | SCA Health's new CEO: 5 things to know | Surgery Partners partners for orthopedic ASC | Most popular states for physicians

March 14, 2023

• 10 most expensive states for physicians | Mountain Health Network to close ASC | NYC physician gets 12.5 in prison for opioid scheme | More health systems post million-dollar losses | 13 ASC leaders on management trends

March 13, 2023

• SCA Health names new CEO | 20 hospitals closing service lines | 2 banks fail in 3 days | Where orthopedics, spine is headed in ASCs | 7 healthcare layoffs to know | 20 most affordable places for physicians to retire | ASC admin of the week

March 11, 2023

• The healthcare trends scaring physicians | Colo. ASC to close | American College of Physicians backs Biden's budget | Orthopedic MSO names CEO for Texas region | Walgreens buys physician group

March 10, 2023

• The future of independent spine ASCs | Where physician pay is falling | 20 most affordable places for physicians to retire | Ophthalmologist sentenced for unlicensed surgeries | Hospitals service cuts a boon for ASCs? | Top ranked med school costs

March 09, 2023

• Healthcare trends scaring physicians | Tenet pushes its ASC chain | Physician, wife pay $100M for opioid and fraud charges | States lifting COVID-19 rules | Surgery Partners to spend $250M+ on acquisitions | How cardiologists deal with burnout

March 08, 2023

• Colorado ASC to close | Surgeon convicted of taking $300,000 in kickbacks | Walgreens buys 30-site physician group | Biden's 2024 Medicare budget: 8 notes | Ohio hospital to end outpatient activity | PE + ASCs: 5 notes

March 07, 2023

• Will ASCs elevate as hospitals drop services? | Physician charged for fraudulent prescriptions | 6 ASC cos. with the most physicians | 3 anesthesiologist lawsuits in Feb. | Cardiology & ASCs: 5 stats | AmSurg surpassed 1M colonoscopies

March 06, 2023

• Will physicians strike back at the payer system? | Physician sues WVU Health hospital for suspending privileges | Total joints & ASCs | Amazon's $3.9B primary care deal | Top 20 cardiology hospitals in the world | The specialty with the highest caseload

March 04, 2023

• PE is a mainstay in orthopedics. This group could change that. | UPMC surgeon settles simultaneous surgery allegations for $8.5M | What spine surgeons advocate for | ASC reimbursement woes: What's worrying leaders | 9 mental health trends on Tik Tok

March 03, 2023

• Meet the wealthiest healthcare leaders | ASCs should prepare for a drop in this procedure's volume | 5 physician fraud cases in Feb. | Meet the CFOs of 6 ASC chains | Physician pay by age | Outpatient reimbursements getting more complex

March 02, 2023

• Physicians see pay drop — what next? | UnitedHealthcare changes prior auth rules | 5 ASC chains with the most centers | NY physician sues employer for alleged bias | Which physician specialty is the happiest? | 9 new ASCs

March 01, 2023

• 13 hospitals closing service lines | What to know about the biggest ASC chains | Former physician pleads guilty to pill mill charges | How Walgreens is setting the pace with physician acquisitions | Surgery Partners' revenue up 15%

February 28, 2023

• ASC reimbursement woes | UPMC, surgeon to pay $8.5M settlement over concurrent surgeries | Why hospitals want the FTC to scrap noncompete ban proposal | 4 biggest ASC deals in Feb. | Does physician caseload correlate with burnout?

February 27, 2023

• Meet the US' 2 richest physicians | 25 cities ripe for new ASCs | Physician admits to selling medication illegally | Optum, Amazon & CVS: 3 deals | 10 states where ASC admins may have success hiring | Specialties with the happiest marriages

February 25, 2023

• The most 'overpaid' healthcare CEO | Conn. orthopedic surgeon fined for wrong-site surgery | Optum to add LHC Group in $5.4B deal | Why ASC leaders are nervous | Disc replacement costs in 10 US cities

February 24, 2023

• PE driving cases to ASCs, cardiology could be primed for growth | Physician sues employer for harassment claims | 10 states where ASC admins may have trouble hiring | 180+ ASCs with spine surgery | Noncompetes in 2023 | Houston ASC sold

February 23, 2023

• The wealthiest US physician is worth $22.6B | USPI vs. SCA Health vs. HCA | 580+ ASCs with TJRs | Mich. physician sentenced to prison for tax evasion | Nurse pay vs. number employed per state | PE demand to remain strong in orthopedics

February 22, 2023

• Optum to add LHC Group in $5.4B deal | Meet the 2 'overpaid' payer CEOs | Physicians claim unsafe conditions at HCA hospital | Senator argues for physician-owned hospitals | Payers are the 'only people making money in healthcare anymore'

February 21, 2023

• USPI to inject $250M into ASC acquisitions | 3 ASC, outpatient closures to know | Physician charged in $448K Medicare fraud scheme | Where is inflation hitting ASCs the hardest? | Here's what a CEO thinks is hurting ASCs' market access

February 20, 2023

• Is time running out for small ASCs? | How CVS Health's $10.6B deal may affect ASCs | Physician charged with patient assault | Is private practice possible for young physicians? | Ore. lost 95 ASCs in 1 year

February 18, 2023

• Why ASC leaders are nervous | 10 best, worst states for mental healthcare | 3 hospitals closing service lines | Iowa physician sues for wrongful termination | ASCs outpace HOPDs in the US | 10 worst states for physicians to retire

February 17, 2023

• Who is the most 'overpaid' CEO in healthcare? | The ASC specialties primed for acquisition | 5 ASC power players | Where ASCs could be most affected by inflation | Practice manager pleads guilty in drug distribution scheme | How to handle CMS overpayments

February 16, 2023

• How USPI's $1.2B SurgCenter Development acquisition is unfolding | 3 hospitals closing service lines | CMS updates Stark Law self-referral rules | Healthcare consolidation could be hurting ASCs | Lawsuit alleges Cedars-Sinai shared patient data

February 15, 2023

• Physician group to pay $2M for false claims allegations | 11 states that saw a decline in ASCs | Anesthesiologists remains highest-paying job | UnitedHealthcare vs. CVS Health vs. Cigna in 2022 | No Surprises Act payment determinations put on hold

February 14, 2023

• Physician-ownership models could be key to ASC success | 3 physician fraud suits totaling $93M+ | Kaiser Permanente posts $4.5B loss | States that added the most ASCs | ASCs in 2022

February 13, 2023

• What makes ASC execs nervous | Physician settles fraud allegations for $700K | Lawmakers reintroduce ASC bill | Optum has 60,000 physicians & is growing | ASC case volumes return to pre-COVID-19 levels

February 11, 2023

• Aetna revises lumbar disc policy | Texas hospital closes ASC | Globus Medical buys NuVasive | 10 worst states for physicians to retire | The physicians behind the 2023 Super Bowl

February 10, 2023

• Who will be big ASC buyers this year? | Mich. physician accused of Medicare fraud | The state with the most new ASCs | CVS Health's $10.6B primary care acquisition | USPI revenue hits $3.2B | NY bill calls for private practice transaction oversight

February 09, 2023

• 186 new ASCs by state | 23 charged in $61.5M physician clinic fraud scheme | USPI, Providence expand partnership | Amazon's One Medical deal faces more scrutiny | DOJ axes 3 antitrust healthcare policies | 3 physician leaders resigning in 2023

February 08, 2023

• Texas ASC to close | ASC operations cheat sheet from 55 leaders | Physician sues Iowa hospital for wrongful termination | Va. ASC cancels patient's medical debt | Who leads 5 big ASC chains? | SOTU: 5 notes for ASCs

February 07, 2023

• 7 hospitals closing service lines | Big ASC chains' growth in the last 11 years | Mo. physician's pill mill convictions tossed | Amazon posts $2.7B loss | 3 $25M+ ASCs unveiled | Shopping malls: The future of healthcare?

February 06, 2023

• US' wealthiest healthcare leaders | Physician to pay $2.2M for drug kickback scheme | ECU Health closing 5 outpatient clinics | Consolidation in the ASC industry | Former physician admits to faking own diagnosis | 50 stats on ASC labor costs

February 04, 2023

• Orthopedic practice accused of anti-competitive behavior | BCBS leans into site-neutral payments | Stryker's 'record quarter' of Mako installations | PE's new target | Why Florida's competitive environment is good for orthopedics: Dr. Alex Vaccaro

February 03, 2023

• The biggest ASC pay shifts | Calif. medical group to pay $26M for underreporting income | 8 physician fraud cases in Jan. | CFOs to invest less in ASCs | HCA 'excited' about ambulatory investments

February 02, 2023

• Physician falls to 6th best healthcare job | UnitedHealthcare's 2023 outpatient procedure code changes | Hospitals hit with worst financial year since COVID-19 | Physician nixes retaliation suit against hospital, CEO | ASC leaders in the headlines

February 01, 2023

• The ASC trend that defined 2022 | Mich. physician sentenced for $250M+ scheme | 18 fast facts about the largest ASC chains | ASC inflation adjustments | 5 new ASCs

January 31, 2023

• Physician must pay $4.8M for reusing medical devices | Factors driving ASC growth | How pay for the top 10 ASC procedures will change in 2023 | 24 USPI facilities recognized for patient experience | How burnout has affected physicians

January 30, 2023

• Big ASC groups get bigger | Top ASCs for patient experience | PE's new target may be good for ASCs | Ind. physician suspended for 90 days | Physician specialties with the most burnout | ASC Administrator of the week

January 28, 2023

• 10 states with more ASCs than hospitals | Orthopedic surgeon arrested for alleged patient abuse | Meet USPI's next president | Dr. J. Richard Steadman dies | Payers splitting with health systems: What ASCs should know

January 27, 2023

• What's driving ASC growth | Hospitals laying off workers | 4 ASC chains in 2023 | 5,264 patient records breached at ASC | Physician net worth, debt in the last 5 years | The 4 fastest-growing healthcare jobs

January 26, 2023

• Hospitals still raising nurse pay | Top 10 states for physicians to retire | Physician sentenced to 2 years for pill mill | Value-based care in 2023 | Where No Surprises Act disputes are most common | What kind of cars do physicians drive

January 25, 2023

• 10 states with more ASCs than hospitals | Physician exits health system after falsified data allegations | Walgreens doubles down on primary care | $75M for 3 ASC projects | What anesthesiologists are paid in the 3 largest cities

January 24, 2023

• What hospital-payer splits mean for ASCs | Frmr. NFL player sues malpractice insurers after surgery at ASC | Who is the next USPI president? | 10 worst states for physicians to retire | Why the 4-day workweek may be the future

January 23, 2023

• What ASCs are up against in 2023 | 4 ASC chains' 12-year growth breakdown | ASC workforce by the numbers | Dr. J. Richard Steadman dies at 85 | Tenet expected to beat 2022 midpoint earnings outlook

January 21, 2023

• Why 2 Ill. orthopedic powerhouses became one | No. of active physicians by specialty | 'Not just a gimmick': 15 experts on prone lateral spine surgery | ASC sues major insurers | Campbell Clinic plans 3rd Miss. location

January 20, 2023

• USPI president to retire | Is the payer environment looking up for ASCs? | 10 things to know about the physician workforce | Physician to keep $205K in Medicaid funds after attempt to recoup | How to predict anesthesia revenue in 2023

January 19, 2023

• USPI CEO to retire | Is the payer environment looking up for ASCs? | 10 things to know about the physician workforce | Physician to keep $205K in Medicaid funds after attempt to recoup | How to predict anesthesia revenue in 2023

January 18, 2023

• Eye ASC to pay $1M after allegedly violating the ADA | What ASC leaders are excited about | What Amazon did in 2022 | Cost of 8 cardiovascular procedures in ASCs vs. HOPDs | 4 hospitals opening ASCs

January 17, 2023

• Calif. ASC sues United, Cigna, Aetna + more | Ophthalmologist pays $1.85M to settle fraud claims | FTC moves to ban non-competes | Why ASCs are expected to see 'continued growth' | SCA Health has 9,200 physicians | One GI expands

January 14, 2023

• 2 Tenn. ASCs removed from BCBS | Optum, CVS aren't playing around | Wis. orthopedic surgeon sanctioned in patient's death | No Medtronic spinoffs planned in 2023: CEO | No Surprises Act: 10 things to know

January 13, 2023

• ASCs' 5 biggest threats in 2023 | Physician named 13th best job in healthcare | Ill. physician faces 5 additional misconduct lawsuits | Hospitals plagued by CEO exits | Optum Health's revenue up 31.6% to $71.1B

January 12, 2023

• What's ahead for ASCs in 2023 | HCA, Amazon & Walgreens: 3 deal updates | Remembering 6 ASC leaders who died in 2022 | Physician on probation after gross negligence charges | Top No Surprises Act CPT code disputes

January 11, 2023

• Optum, CVS Health aren't playing around | Former physician sentenced for $746M fraud scheme | Cardiology ASC approved after 5-year fight | Self-employed physicians' workload | The demographic most prone to 'quiet quitting'

January 10, 2023

• 2 Tenn. ASCs exit BCBS network | ASC leaders' ambitions, concerns for 2023 | Physician pays $900K to resolve alleged fraud | 4 new ASCs in 2023 | 5 federal updates

January 09, 2023

• Hospital CEO eyes ASCs to drive margins | 13 most popular physician side gigs | No Surprises Act in 2023 | Iowa physician accused of unsafe practicing must pay penalty | What to know about medical moonlighting

January 07, 2023

• 2 Ill. orthopedic groups form OrthoMidwest | Stark Law: What ASC leaders should know in 2023 | Amazon clears hurdle in One Medical deal | Suspended orthopedic chair at Ohio hosp. retires | Zimmer Biomet's $155M acquisition

January 06, 2023

• FTC pitches noncompetes ban | NY GI to pay $1.4M for billing fraud | Jill Biden to undergo surgery at ASC | What ASCs need to know about prior auths | Ascension Texas, BCBS of Texas negotiations may affect ASCs

January 05, 2023

• Amazon clears hurdle in One Medical deal | 2022's ASC administrators of the week | Ohio surgeon has license suspended after livestreaming procedures on TikTok | Anesthesiologists in the headlines | 10 spine ASCs

January 04, 2023

• Trends ASC leaders are eyeing | USPI, SCA Health & more: 8 Q4 moves | 10 ASC leaders to know | Hospitalist compensation: 5 stats | 26 states raising wages in 2023 | $50M ASC project opens in Wis. | 4 GIs in the headlines

January 03, 2023

• ASCs that faced opposition in 2022 | 5 healthcare deals that shifted the industry | ASC pay rates shouldn't be based on ownership | Physicians seek to ban PE staffing practices | Physician bad behavior outside the workplace

December 30, 2022

• How physician pay changed in the last 5 years | Cleveland Clinic physician arrested for patient assault | ASC ownership is 'paramount' to success | 4 states expand CRNAs' scope of practice | Physician wants hospital CEO pay capped at $800K

December 29, 2022

• 10 global healthcare billionaires | Why this ASC leader questions CMS' methodology | Stark Law: What to know in 2023 | 10 spine ASCs to know | Centene in the headlines

December 28, 2022

• Top 5 ASC stories in 2022 | Envision sued over corporate medicine laws | Amazon to lay off as many as 20,000 | 14 JV ASC updates | Fla. physician group cuts ties with BCBS | Aetna in the last 60 days

December 27, 2022

• 5 numbers ASC leaders need to know | Physician sentenced for unlawful prescriptions, fraud | SCA Health in 2022 | The big challenges with anesthesia pay | Calif. MOB sold for $28.1M

December 22, 2022

• 5 biggest ASC deals in 2022 | 10 physician specialties with the lowest 5-year pay jump | 5 physician fraud cases | Biggest anesthesia reimbursement challenges | 10 Surgery Partners updates | Anesthesiologists in the headlines

December 21, 2022

• Physician ASC ownership key benefits | Cleveland Clinic GI charged with assaulting patients | Physicians 'dismayed' by 2% Medicare cut | Anesthesiology's biggest controversies | Tax breaks physicians use most often

December 20, 2022

• NY physician convicted in $31M fraud scheme | 5 highest-paying physician specialties | 5 notes on VBC | SurgCenter Development CEO to retire | PE & ASCs: 5 updates

December 19, 2022

• Former ASC nurse charged with fentanyl tampering | Optum's $8B+ year of deals | 5 lowest-paying physician specialties since 2018 | 'All small businesses are doomed': ASC leaders on COVID-19 effects | ASC admin of the week

December 17, 2022

• USPI vs Surgery Partners vs SCA Health: 32 notes | Dr. Alex Vaccaro remains top spine expert | 3 big health systems post billion-dollar losses | Neurosurgeon gets 5 years for taking $3.3M in bribes | Hackensack Meridian's $714.2M 'smart' surgery center

December 16, 2022

• 5 trends ASCs need know | Physician charged for $9.5M+ kickback scheme | The most interesting physician group deals in 2022 | 5 orthopedic industry numbers to know | Who is responsible for nurse abuse

December 15, 2022

• USPI vs Surgery Partners vs SCA Health: 32 moves | Physician gets 18-count indictment for oxycodone pill mill | Self-employed physicians: 10 things to know | 5 states with the most job opportunities | GI Alliance names chief legal officer

December 14, 2022

• Health systems closing service lines, posting multi-billion dollar losses | Physician sues Massachusetts hospital | Hackensack Meridian to open $714.2M ASC | 5 GI ASCs to know | 6 most common ASC care deficiencies

December 13, 2022

• Where the ASC-payer relationship stands | 16 ASC deals, expansions | USPI by the numbers | Top 15 healthcare cos. by revenue | OrthoIndy plans expansion | Tenn. MOB sells for $7M+ | Capitol Pain Institute enters Indiana

December 12, 2022

• PE deepens reach in ASCs | Neurosurgeon gets 5 yrs for accepting $3.3M in bribes | 4 ASC CEOs on success in 2023 | Nurses frustrated with workplace politics | Monthslong wait for colonoscopies at Boston hospitals

December 10, 2022

• 12 best ASCs of 2022: Leapfrog | Orthopedic chair at Ohio hospital suspended | 'The devil is in the details': What's next for disc replacement | GI specialist leaves NYU Langone for Fla. group | RI hospital ASC to close

December 09, 2022

• Ill. practice, ASC launch health plan | COVID-19 issue still harming ASCs | Kirstie Alley dies of colon cancer | ASC chains with the most physicians | Aetna settles suit over spine surgery coverage | 4 ASCs named best in US 2 years in a row

December 08, 2022

• Optum, Amazon look to physicians | RI ASC to close | Physician convicted in $4.5M fentanyl kickback scheme | 11% of physicians would weed out patients with comorbidities | Top 25 universities for GI

December 07, 2022

• 12 best ASCs of 2022 | ASC chains to know going into 2023 | Physician pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud | How an Okla. ASC attracts tourists | Orthopedic surgeon pay in 2022 | One GI's acquisition spree: 2 deals

December 06, 2022

• $3B spent by health systems on projects with ASCs | 11 physician lawsuits | What ASCs leaders wish coworkers knew about their job | 5 states with fewest job opportunities | Hospitals' dropping margins: What ASCs need to know

December 05, 2022

• UnitedHealthcare to pay TeamHealth $10.8M for underpayments | USPI: 19 things to know | Biggest ASC deals in November | 4 ASC leadership moves | 'I'm not sure if the healthcare landscape has ever seen a storm like this one'

December 03, 2022

• SSM Health sues 2 exiting surgeons | The specialities driving ASC growth | Elon Musk eyes Neuralink human tests in 2023 | What ASCs are doing instead of consolidating | $3B for the most expensive ASC projects of 2022

December 02, 2022

• 4 ASC, practice closures | Physician's license suspended after allegedly using drugs on duty | 13 new ASCs | The new scam targeting physicians | Walmart Health: 10 notes | Administrator of the week

December 01, 2022

• What ASCs need to win with VBC | The payer tactic cutting physician practice revenue | Optometrist to pay $8K after patient went blind | DOJ to appeal cleared UnitedHealth-Change merger | APRN pay by the numbers

November 30, 2022

• The specialties driving ASC growth | UCSD accused of ignoring physician's fentanyl abuse | Physician pay in the last 5 years | Boston Scientific to acquire Apollo Endosurgery for $615M | DOJ to appeal ruling that cleared UnitedHealth-Change merger

November 29, 2022

• Anesthesiologist accused of tampering with IV bags at ASC 'terrified' coworkers | What ASCs are doing instead of consolidating | 46% of independent physicians see pay cut | APRN pay by the numbers | What GI leaders are excited about

November 28, 2022

• $15M malpractice suit filed against Va. GI center | Payers squeezing 'as much profit as possible out of medicine' | 5 key ASC trends | CRNA pay: 5 stats | ASC admin of the week | Medtronic GI revenue decreases by 16%

November 26, 2022

• Calif. hospital cleared in counterfeit spine implant case | Orthopedic group opens $25M ASC | Self-employed physicians: 10 notes | 170 new ASCs in 2022 | Rothman welcomes orthopedic surgeon

November 25, 2022

• 5 stats making ASC execs nervous | Why cardiology is ASCs' next big thing | 510 of America's best ASCs | Physician pay is increasing in these specialties | USPI's $1.2B SurgCenter deal | The 'looming' disruptor of the ASC industry

November 23, 2022

• Are payers pushing procedures to ASCs? | 13 physician kickback suits totaling $332M+ | CMS finalizes Stark Law update | Surgery Partners snags $800M equity offering | 3 billing challenges anesthesiologists face

November 22, 2022

• Physician to settle kickback allegations for $3.1M | 46% of independent physicians see pay cut | SCA Health's key to success | What to expect in GI with 2023 CMS Physician Fee Schedule | PE & ASCs: 6 updates

November 21, 2022

• The new way ASCs get economies of scale | Physician pleads guilty in $2.7M fraud scheme | Payer policies nudging patients outside of hospitals| ASC patient data leaked in phishing attack | Amazon to lay off 10k employees

November 19, 2022

• CMS finalizes Stark Law update | Ga. orthopedic clinic settles kickback suit | 170 new ASCs in 2022 | How USPI's $1.2B SurgCenter deal is going | Largest ASC chains by number of physicians | NLF player undergoes spine surgery

November 18, 2022

• 170 new ASCs in 2022 | Physician fined for overprescribing narcotics | Robotics in orthopedics is a necessity | SCA Health adds 700 physicians | USPI looking to fill 12 open administrative positions | 5 CMS updates

November 17, 2022

• Largest ASC chains by No. of physicians | Patient died following surgery at ASC where OB-GYN provided anesthesia | Physician pay: 3 facts | MGMA urges Congress to address pay cuts | Why the No Surprises Act is harming anesthesiologists

November 16, 2022

• Physician pay cuts to create 'immediate financial instability' | The pros and cons of VBC in ASCs | $30M in ASC transactions in 15 days | How to make Newsweek's top ASC list | Surgery Partners' total joints jump 91%

November 15, 2022

• How to lower ASC operating costs | Physician pays $490K to resolve CSA allegations | What ASC leaders are most excited about | PE: 3 fast facts | 87% of NJ patients want physician oversight in anesthesia | ASC admin of the week

November 14, 2022

• Top 10 states for new ASCs | On the brink of financial collapse: Calif. system CEO asks Gov. for funding | ASCs look to high-acuity service lines | ASC staffing costs: 3 fast facts | What 5 physicians like about being self-employed

November 12, 2022

• Inside USPI's $1.2B SurgCenter deal | Details on HOPCo's 1st Wisconsin partnership | How 740 self-employed physicians feel about their pay | Payers putting 'downward pressure' on ASCs | Maine spine center investigating threat against employee

November 11, 2022

• USPI vs. Surgery Partners vs. SCA Health in Q3 | What ASC leaders need to know about the 2023 CMS final rule | Physician pay is changing: Up in 8 specialties, down in 4 | 5 physicians on the downsides of self-employment | Anesthesiologists in the headline

November 10, 2022

• Payers putting 'downward pressure' on ASCs | Where ASC consolidation is headed | Physician pleads guilty to unlawful drug distribution after patient overdose | How physicians are reducing expenses | Total joints & ASCs

November 09, 2022

• How USPI's $1.2B SurgCenter deal is unfolding | Physicians and drug charges: 9 stories | How self-employed physicians feel about their income | 5 female ASC execs | 50 Texas ASCs named country's best | Surgery Partners revenue up 11% in Q3

November 08, 2022

• What ASC leaders are excited about | Anesthesiologist charged with attempted child trafficking | Kaiser Permanente's $1.5B Q3 loss | ASC operating costs: 3 fast facts | Why US vs UK physicians behave inappropriately

November 07, 2022

• What ASCs leaders are nervous about | Pain physician pleads guilty to healthcare fraud | Over half of ASCs 100% physician-owned | How top specialty choices changed since 2018 | 'Every day there is a new player’: 5 ASC leaders on PE

November 05, 2022

• Physicians balk at Medicare 4.48% fee cut | The most controversial spine trends | CMS adds 4 new ASC covered procedures | Orthopedic surgeons exit SSM for HOPCo | The state of the ASC industry

November 04, 2022

• CMS finalizes 4.5% physician pay cut | Iowa clinic files for bankruptcy after $97M malpractice suit | $590M for October's most expensive new ASCs | Fast facts on ASC operating costs | CMS expands CRC screening coverage

November 03, 2022

• CMS adds 4 ASC-covered procedures | 5 worst places for physicians, nurses to practice | Physician leaders balk at CMS' 4.48% fee cut | Biggest ASC deals in October | Physician indicted for controlled substance distribution

November 02, 2022

• CMS bumps ASC pay 3.8% | Patient wins $21M in suit against anesthesiologist, CRNA | 18 new ASCs | NP pay for all 50 states | Administrator of the Week: Amanda Sosnosky | Independent physicians more likely to receive salary

November 01, 2022

• 10 best states for physicians, nurses | How ASCs are navigating physician pay changes | Physician found guilty of overprescribing 1.2M prescription drugs | 89 SCA Health ASCs named America's best | Physician bad behavior in the US & the UK

October 31, 2022

• USPI, SCA Health and HCA: The state of the ASC industry | Physicians fight pay cuts as operating costs soar | Ga. physician sentenced for drug trafficking conspiracy | Amazon's $3B Q3 loss | 4 moves in an ASC hotspot

October 29, 2022

• Orthopedic surgeons leave SSM Health to start independent group | Kaiser Permanente may convert Calif. hospital to ASC | How spine surgery competition is evolving by market | Optum vs. Tenet: ASC strategies | Medtronic to spin off 2 businesses

October 28, 2022

• ASC struggles to collect payments after closing | How ASCs are winning in the staffing crisis | 3 physician, PA fraud cases in 3 weeks | 26 USPI ASCs named America's best | SCA Health to fill 20 CEO positions

October 27, 2022

• Optum vs. Tenet: How ASC strategies are shifting | How declining pay is pushing physicians to ASCs | USPI acquisition pipeline strong despite slower Q3 growth | Top ASCs in the 5 largest US cities | Elevance Health facing Medicare fraud suit

October 26, 2022

• 50+ stats on physician pay | Physician guilty in $54M Medicare fraud scheme | What to know about fair market in Stark Law | Orthopedic procedures make up 20% of USPI's volume | 16 Surgery Partners ASCs top America's best

October 25, 2022

• Physician pay is increasing in these specialties | USPI adds 122 ASCs in a year | How ASCs are navigating physician pay changes | NY physician to pay $900K for opioid, billing fraud claims | Administrator of the week: Stephanie Kirby

October 24, 2022

• America's 10 best ASCs | Physician pay is decreasing in these specialties | Texas pain specialist pays $1.5M for kickbacks | 7 $100M+ ASC projects | HCA outpatient revenue jumps 36.6% | Anesthesiologists in the headlines

October 21, 2022

• ASCs' top priorities | 30 healthcare leaders under 30 | Top ASCs in 39 states for 2023 | USPI earnings jump 21% | How an ASC leader remains flexible | Female physician pay by setting | EyeCare Partners in ASCs

October 20, 2022

• 510 of America's best ASCs in 2023 | How physician pay cuts could affect ASCs | Optum doubles down on VBC | 94% of physicians live at or below their means | CVS Health: 6 moves | Atlas Healthcare dives deeper into ASCs

October 19, 2022

• The rise of orthopedics in ASCs | Physicians' cost cutting tactics | Fla. pain clinic barred from prescribing opioids | ASC Q3 exec moves | 5 Surgery Partners leaders | Mass General Brigham opens ASC

October 18, 2022

• ASCs' secrets to success | Physician pleads not guilty to tampering with IV bags at ASC | Former Tenet CEO dies at 75 | Optum Q3 revenue jumps 17% | Aligned Orthopedic Partners invests in ASCs | 5 cities with the highest, lowest labor costs

October 17, 2022

• Healthcare's newest billionaire | Optum's big Q3 moves | Most in-demand specialties + avg. salaries | Prior auths by the numbers | Administrator of the week: Jackie McLaughlin | 4 numbers indicate GI consolidation

October 14, 2022

• What USPI did in Q3 | NY physician charged in $24M oxycodone scheme | Ophthalmologist pay by the numbers | An ASC administrator's secret to organizational growth | Why an orthopedic practice owner is worried about bankruptcy

October 13, 2022

• Why consolidation doesn't work for ASCs | Hospital sued over private ASC funding transparency | No. of ASCs in top 25 states for surgeon pay | Banner, Atlas buy 2 ASCs | Seattle Seahawks player has surgery at ASC

October 12, 2022

• The best decision ASC leaders made in 2022 | 62 new ASCs in Q3 | Cardiology's ASC presence grows | 1 in 3 physicians have considered early retirement | Good wages the key to success, CEO says | 4 new Texas ASCs

October 11, 2022

• 5 key trends ASC leaders are eyeing | Physician shortages by the numbers | Physician admits to criminal HIPAA scheme | 5 largest payers by revenue | SCA Health CEO talks holistic growth | Young physicians' incentive bonuses: 3 stats

October 10, 2022

• 5 biggest Q3 ASC deals | 29 healthcare billionaires | Suit against Iowa physician accused of incompetence OK'd | Independence less common for young physicians | PE firm buys EyeSouth | 5 new cardiology ASCs

October 07, 2022

• Ariz. health system files $10M contract suit against physician group | The smartest move 3 ASC leaders made in 2022 | Meet the 2 richest physicians in the US | Physician bad behavior outside the workplace | Cardiologist pay by the numbers

October 06, 2022

• $1.7B for the most expensive Q3 ASC projects | 6 physician fraud cases in Sept. | Most-recruited physician specialties for the last 5 years | 5 Amazon healthcare moves | Ga. physician pleads guilty to pill mill operation | 3 new orthopedic ASCs

October 05, 2022

• Where ASC chains see major financial opportunity | Texas ASC reopens after anesthesiologist's arrest in tainted IV bag case | 3 HCA leaders | PE drove 70% of physician deals in 2021 | 3 anesthesiologists in the headlines | Kaiser Permanente: 5 notes

October 04, 2022

• Physician's license suspended after performing unauthorized cosmetic surgeries at ASC | 16 new ASCs | Data breach hits physician group, 196K patients affected | 5 USPI execs | Where physicians see patients struggling to pay medical bills | 10 spine ASCs

October 03, 2022

• SCA Health, USPI antitrust suit moving forward | The richest US physician has a $17B net worth | 120+ physician orgs ask CMS to update physician pay cut | 5 Optum, SCA Health leaders | How much young physicians made in 2022

September 30, 2022

• 5 numbers ASCs execs should know | 10 richest Americans in healthcare this year | Calif. physician to pay $2.3M for drug distribution | PE firm to buy EyeSouth Partners | Market share of 10 largest payers

September 29, 2022

• The looming ASC industry disruptor | Physician malpractice: 8 stats | Physician convicted of bank fraud, identity theft | Top specialty choices for med students | Young physicians less likely to be self employed | Surgeon sells $2.6M ASC building

September 28, 2022

• Slow payers hinder ASC procedure migration | Physician malpractice by the numbers | Inside a $50M fraud scheme | CMS changes reduced outpatient overpayments | Kaiser Permanente opening ASC

September 27, 2022

• Healthcare's $19B+ deals | 13 most popular physician side gigs | 7 physicians suing former employers | Texas ASCs: 6 moves | Physician group buys $44.5M MOB | 4 steps to protect wealth in a recession

September 26, 2022

• Stark Law updates physician pay arrangements | HCA grows to 150+ ASCs | Physician guilty of rubber stamping orders for 2K+ patients | High deductibles disrupt the ASC industry | PA vs. RN vs. NP pay

September 23, 2022

• Why cardiology is ASCs' next big thing | How Medicare's proposed cuts will affect physicians | Ophthalmologist to pay $40K for failing to ensure patients received correct implant | Supply chain is 'challenging beyond words' | PE turns to ophthalmology

September 22, 2022

• What procedures are migrating to ASCs? | Physicians brace for 8.42% CMS cut | How one firm is disrupting ASC superpowers | Wash. physician suspended indefinitely for inappropriate conduct | 15 ways to retain employees

September 21, 2022

• ASC leaders ask CMS to pay for 47 more procedures | Texas physician denied bail amid IV bag tampering allegations | Top 10 states for private practice physicians | 3 Amazon healthcare moves

September 20, 2022

• ASC industry's biggest disruptors | Debut ranking of best states for private practice physicians | Physician convicted of $1.8M fraud scheme | Texas system buys majority stake in ASC | 23K patient files accessed during surgical hospital hack

September 19, 2022

• Why orthopedics is the golden ticket for ASCs | No. of ASCs in the 10 most, least populated states | Mich. physician who tried fleeing to Mexico gets 4 yrs in prison | Employed physician salary: 13 stats | PE boom: 5 moves

September 16, 2022

• Texas physician accused of tampering with IV bag at ASC arrested | ValueHealth JV to develop multiple ASCs | Why some physicians prefer being employed | 5 top-paying states for PAs | Physician group deals jump 145% | $194M Chicago ASC cuts ribbon

September 15, 2022

• 13 physician group acquisitions totaling $2.7B | ASCA urges CMS to update proposed rules | 5 physicians plead guilty to drug crimes | Multispecialty practices raked in the most revenue in 2022 | CVS Health: 4 moves

September 14, 2022

• AmSurg generates $55M in Q2 | Are employed physicians happy with their income? | Texas physician pleads guilty to over-prescribing, fraud | Physicians urge CMS to ease medical practice burdens | 4 cardiology procedure costs at ASCs vs. HOPDs

September 13, 2022

• ASC industry remains fragmented | Physician's license suspended after probe into death at ASC | 'It is a conveyor belt': 5 thoughts on physician employment | Hourly nurse pay for all 50 states | 10 ASC leadership moves

September 12, 2022

• UW-Madison orthopedic head steps down after proposed ASC denied | 5 suits filed against UnitedHealth Group | Amazon's healthcare focus: 4 moves | 10 states with the lowest ASC growth | Healthcare Solutions Holdings invests $68M for ASC

September 09, 2022

• 14 new ASCs | Former ASC anesthesiologist's death under investigation | 2023 CMS physician pay schedule may destabilize Medicare | Highest-paying workplaces for PAs | Anesthesiologists making headlines

September 08, 2022

• ASC mega-deals that shaped the industry | 70% of ASCs are independent | Ophthalmologist pays $907K to settle false claims allegations | Highest-paying workplaces for CRNAs | 5 practices that have added new tech | Cigna in the headlines

September 07, 2022

• CVS Health's acquires Signify Health for $8B | Physicians urge CMS to boost 2023 conversion factor | PA arrested for practicing with a suspended license | 10 states with 20 or fewer ASCs | 5 highest-paying states for ophthalmologists

September 06, 2022

• Dallas ASC temporarily closes after medical emergency | 10 states with the most ASC growth | Physician accepted $3.3M in bribes to operate at hospital | 11 orthopedic industry stats | 10 states without an official ASC association

September 02, 2022

• Top 5 ASC chains by market share | 5 cheapest, most expensive states to run a business | $145M U of Texas Health ASC approved | Physician gets 12 years in prison for fraud, drug charges | Gastro Health buys Va. practice | USOP eyes expansion

September 01, 2022

• The future of ASCs | SCA Health grows to 320+ surgical facilities | Orthopedic surgeon arrested for alleged misconduct | 10 states with the most new ASCs since 2020 | 8 Gastro Health moves | The 7 most affordable states to retire in

August 31, 2022

• Optum spent $2B on physician group | 18 states with more than 100 ASCs | Physicians and taxes: 10 facts | Outpatient vs. ambulatory joint replacement | 10 spine ASCs to know | NC MOB sells for $11.3M

August 30, 2022

• What PE is doing to orthopedics, per 3 physicians | Physician charged with $1.6M tax evasion | Physician bad behavior on social media | 10 states with the most orthopedic surgeons | Where medical real estate deals have been heating up

August 29, 2022

• ASC sues UnitedHealthcare | The trends physicians fear most | Amazon, CVS Health look to primary care | Physician sentenced for prescribing unapproved Orthovisc | What PAs are paid in all 50 states | 3 upcoming orthopedic ASCs

August 26, 2022

• USPI, HCA & Surgery Partners further consolidate | 5 ASC, practice closures this year | Texas man sentenced to prison for threatening physician | CVS Health: 7 moves | What CRNAs are paid in all 50 states | America's 20 best eye doctors

August 25, 2022

• Hackers plan to post patient data stolen from 2 Texas ASCs | Garnet Health closing 5 physician practices | No Surprises Act final rules | ASC nurse elected to local office | Kelsey-Seybold adds ASC | 10 signs that an employee is about to quit

August 24, 2022

• AmSurg revenue hits $55M, Envision sees steep losses | 3 key investments for ASCs | Devicemaker settles kickback allegations for $16.4M | Prior auths in 2022 | ASC administrator of the week | Ophthalmologist pay in 2022

August 22, 2022

• How to get back to the ASC heydays | Physician withdraws guilty plea for illegal drug distribution | What causes physicians' bad behavior? | GI Alliance lands $785M PE investment | 15 med schools that leave students with the most debt | 10 spine ASCs

August 19, 2022

• Physician commits $600M insurance fraud, gets 10 years in prison | HCA acquires Fla. ASC | Physicians see spike in misbehavior | Anesthesiologist pay: 7 stats | ASC leaders grapple with staffing issues | PE & ASCs

August 18, 2022

• Optum, SCA Health alter growth strategy | ASC sector expected to flourish | Physician's playbook for payer negotiations | Fla. ASC lacks lifesaving hospital backup | 4 orthopedic surgeons making headlines | 17 physicians in Congress

August 17, 2022

• SCA Health, USPI, Surgery Partners' growth strategies | UnitedHealth buys Texas Medicare insurer | Calif. physician to pay $1.9M fraud settlement | 3 high-profile MLB surgeries | VBC in 2022 | Gastro Health vs. GI Alliance vs. PE GI Solutions

August 16, 2022

• Optum in 2022: 9 notes | Fla. orthopedic group to pay $4M after data breach | Leaders want ASCs to adopt these trends | 6 equipment recalls | $15M endoscopy center sold | 9 indicators of a recession

August 15, 2022

• How ASCs can face financial losses | Kaiser posts $1.3B loss in Q2 | Court rules drug, not physician, caused ASC patient's death | 3 new spine ASCs | 528K jobs added to workforce in July | 5 of 2022's most expensive new eye centers

August 12, 2022

• Highest-paying physician specialties: 2022 | NY hospital scraps outpatient practices | Physician gets year in prison for illegal substance distribution | 3 anesthesiologists making headlines | What ASCs need to know about monkeypox

August 11, 2022

• ASCs find new revenue sources | 10 biggest ASC deals in 2022 | What next for Laser Spine Institute's HQ | Avg. hourly worker wage up 5% | Dr. John Fernandez performs surgery on MLB all-star at ASC | ASC cyberattack affects 2K+ patients

August 10, 2022

• ASC's accreditation under fire amid physician's manslaughter charges | The downside of PE for physicians | Surgery Partners' last 5 years | Dr. Matthew Leibman operates on Red Sox pitcher at ASC | 10 cities for early-career orthopedic surgeons

August 09, 2022

• ASC leaders on 2008 vs. 2020 recessions | Surgeon defends 'Dr. Death 2.0' allegations | 30 highest-paying medical jobs | 4 JV ASC deals | 1st robotic surgery done at RWJBarnabas ASC | Iowa ASC earns BCBS total joint accreditation

August 08, 2022

• USPI's last 5 years | Cyberattack cost Tenet $100M | Physician gets 15 years in prison for 5 patient deaths | 4 $50M+ ASC projects | Cost of colonoscopy with biopsy by state | States with the highest percentage of female physicians

August 05, 2022

• 7 keys to ASC success | Senator calls on FTC to probe Amazon acquisition | Former physician gets 25 years for 2 patient deaths | SCA Health's last 5 years | ASC deals slow in Q2 | PE's ASC focus: 6 updates

August 04, 2022

• USPI, Surgery Partners & more: 5-year growth plans | CVS Health eyes primary care | Fla. physician charged with drug trafficking | 4 states update noncompete laws | 10 admins to know | PE hotspots for physicians

August 03, 2022

• USPI to have 600 ASCs by end of 2025 | CMS ups inpatient rates 4.3% for 2023 | $1.7B OK'd for most expensive ASC projects | Surgery Partners revenue jumps 13% | Walmart Healthcare: 5 notes | Avg. physician net worth by age

August 02, 2022

• Texas' ASC boom: 9 notes | CEO's 3-part plan to combat ASC revenue issues | Spine surgeon sued by State Farm over unnecessary procedures | 4 big payer moves | Watch for these signs of illegal telehealth partnerships | Biggest ASC stories in July

August 01, 2022

• 13 new ASCs in July | Where 5 physician owners predict big growth | 70% of ASCs are independent | The future of ASCs is specialized | 10 spine ASCs to know | What happens when physicians retire early? | Nurse practitioner vs. CRNA pay

July 29, 2022

• Payers pushing physicians to ASCs | 10 specialties with the highest pay jumps | Tenet, Amazon & Optum: 3 deals | 10 largest medical groups | PE's growing influence: 3 thoughts | ASCs are changing how hospitals are used

July 28, 2022

• Tenet pays $406M for 100% of USPI | A booming healthcare trend drawing investors to ASCs | Travel nurse wages take a hit | Mich. physician barred from prescribing controlled substances | Top 5 causes of ASC nurse burnout

July 27, 2022

• Trends ASCs should jump on next | Former ASC nurse pleads guilty to illegally obtaining opioids | Declining physician pay will alter the healthcare industry | ASCs should focus on price transparency, VBC | Anesthesiologist pay jumps 9%

July 26, 2022

• ASC investment extremely profitable now | Physician sues Houston Methodist for $25M | How the $3.9B Amazon-One Medical deal could affect acquisitions | $4.8M cardiology ASC wins approval after opposition | Top 10 ophthalmology residency programs

July 25, 2022

• 5 top revenue-driving physician specialties | USPI reports $771M in Q2 | Why a Texas practice puts mental health ahead of surgery | 4 ASC deals | What ASC leaders love most about their jobs

July 22, 2022

• What ASC competition will look like in 5 years | Optum deal brings 2022 spending to $8B | Why physicians are choosing private practice over hospitals | Top 10 anesthesiology residency programs | Speciality physicians see salary spike

July 21, 2022

• 129 new ASCs in 2022 | How ASC leaders are solving financial issues | The impact of potential CMS pay cut | Tenn. physician guilty of unlawful opioid distribution | Private practice physicians by the numbers | Carpal tunnel surgery costs by state

July 20, 2022

• Calif. hospital accused of trying to shield ASC from oversight | 'System collapse' looms with unchecked physician pay cuts | 4 physicians suing prior employers | Wellspan buys into SCA center | Cardiac cath cost by state

July 19, 2022

• How ASC competition has shifted | 10 procedures CMS is removing from the IPO list | Ophthalmologist guilty in $3M brain scan scheme | CMS may update its Stark Law disclosure protocols | 3 trends complicating physician compensation

July 18, 2022

• CMS eyes 2.7% ASC pay bump | 4 trends ASCs are watching | Iowa law requires more ASC transparency | U of Iowa, physician group malpractice suit settled for $7.5M | Optum Q2 revenue hits $45.1B | 9 physician fraud cases

July 15, 2022

• CEO convicted in $600M billing fraud | Are ASCs a good investment? | Best large cities to open an ASC | SCOTUS clarifies controlled substance prescription standard | 10 spine ASCs | Physician owners work more than non-owners | Inflation hits 40-year high

July 14, 2022

• Payers updating ASC procedure policy | Optum's exec shakeup: 6 leaders leave in 1 month | Physician guilty of operating $35M pill mill | Anesthesiologists in the headlines | How CVS Health, McDonald's & more retain staff | 4 unusual ASCs

July 13, 2022

• Physician's antitrust suit against IU Health revived | The next key investments for ASCs | Why physicians are turning away from private practice | Cataract surgery cost by state | HCA opens orthopedic ASC | 9 physician fraud cases

July 12, 2022

• Hospital pays $1.5M to settle self-referral allegations | Obstacles ASCs will see in a year | Independent ASC sold for $10M | HOPD vs. ASC: Knee replacement costs by state | 7 ASC industry leaders | 5 ASC medical billing companies

July 08, 2022

• CMS proposes 4.43% physician fee cut | NY physician blames payer, health center for bankruptcy | The state of outpatient spine | The most and least satisfied specialists | Cardiologist wealth: 4 notes | 5 GIs making headlines

July 07, 2022

• The solution to ASC survival | More states push to clarify CRNA scope | 5 wealthiest, lowest net worth specialties | Ga. physician pleads guilty to illegally prescribing drugs | USPI building Colo. ASC | PE & ASCs: 5 updates

July 06, 2022

• ASC investments heat up | Aetna drops prior auths for cataract surgery | 10 Amazon healthcare moves | Physician acquitted of pill mill charges after 3 years in jail | ASCs operating at 'breakneck' speed to compete with HOPD staffing | Nurse pay jumps 5%

July 05, 2022

• USPI, AmSurg & more ASC chains in Q2 | 17 new ASCs | Malpractice premiums up for 22% of physicians | Surgery Partners plans $328.7M center | ASC ownership key to attracting physicians | Practice admin guilty of selling 50K opioid pills

July 01, 2022

• Same surgery cost nearly 20X more in HOPD than ASC in Calif. | Physician gets 8 years in prison, to pay $31M for fake claims | Why ASCs are attractive to physicians | 10 biggest ASC deals in Q2 | 22% of physicians see malpractice premium increase

June 30, 2022

• Can ASCs handle the case volume boom? | ENT clinics owner gets 3 years in prison for fraud | Physicians practice ownership hits 5 year low | 5 largest payers by revenue | 66.2% of ASCs are multispecialty

June 29, 2022

• 15 physicians pay $2.8M to settle kickback allegations | Feds target no-poach agreements | ASC chain forms JV cardiovascular business | Where physicians lost money in 2021 | 5 top-paying states for healthcare managers | Calif. ASC adds knee robot

June 28, 2022

• ASC closures: 4 in 11 months | ASC chain, hospital opening center | 10 ASC employee benefit changes | HCA opens $100M outpatient tower | How the nursing shortage is affecting ASCs | ASC chain, hospital opening center | PE in GI : 3 thoughts

June 27, 2022

• The most difficult staff for ASCs to recruit | 7 numbers making physicians nervous | Physician charged in $11M fraud scheme | Top 5 states for nurse pay | ASCs face pay hurdles amid single-payer healthcare push

June 24, 2022

• 5 factors that will make or break ASCs | USPI striding ahead of competition | FTC targeting healthcare PE deals | Meet the leaders of the largest ASC chains | TJRs drawing patients to ASCs | Independent ASCs, physicians: 7 notes

June 23, 2022

• Pa. ASC to close | Physicians' bad investments | ASCs to see 25% volume jump | Physician convicted in $4.4M fraud scheme | Anesthesiologists in 2 regions saw sharp pay drops | PE & ASCs | What independent physicians need to know about PA

June 22, 2022

• DOJ cracks down on ASC, anesthesia arrangements | Physician guilty of Calif., federal CMS fraud | 10 specialties with most physicians worth under $500K | $1.4B spent on most expensive ASC projects | NC judge says CON law 'monopolistic'

June 21, 2022

• Biggest challenges GIs are facing | 20 GI companies to know | Medicare's physician pay system is 'unsustainable' | GI pay jumps nearly 12% | Top 15 GI prescriptions | Medicare billing for PAs: 4 trends to watch

June 17, 2022

• Where 4 major ASC cos. stand in 2022 | How ASCs are winning the fight to recruit staff | Physician owners: 12 moves | Why patients are flocking to orthopedic ASCs | 9 moves in an ASC hotspot | $7M Kan. MOB acquired | 20 GI cos. to know

June 16, 2022

• 5 numbers exciting ASC execs | How a physician handles payer denials | Anesthesia salary by state | No need to reinvent the wheel in outpatient orthopedics | Medicare billing for PAs: 4 trends | Physician owners: 12 moves | 10 admins to know

June 15, 2022

• ASC co. lands investment from health system giant | Hospital redirects surgeries to ASC amid staff shortages | Why physician payment reform needs soon | 6 stats on PA pay | ValueHealth fast facts | 50 best GI children's hospitals

June 14, 2022

• ASCs biggest challenges & how to solve them | New ASCs in the best states for physicians | Physician guilty in $12M fraud scheme | Cost of running a practice jumps 39 percent | ASC joins physician-owned ortho group

June 13, 2022

• $12.5M ASC challenged by hospital | Optum, Anthem invest in VBC | Whistleblowers win $1.75M in physician's $9.5M fraud case | The obstacle draining physicians, ASCs | PE & ASCs : 7 notes | 3 supply chain issues execs are eyeing

June 10, 2022

• 66% of ASCs still physician-owned | UnitedHealth: 5 updates | What's drawing patients to ASCs | Physician admits to illegally prescribing drug | Single-payer system is best, physicians say | ASCA moves in 2022

June 09, 2022

• 5 numbers making ASC execs nervous | FTC to restrict use of noncompetes | PE turns to physicians after courting ASCs for years | USPI, Surgery Partners & more: 19 moves | Physician pleads guilty to billing fraud | 5 ASC acquisitions

June 07, 2022

• ASC execs' take on investment, growth | Optum deals so far this year | Physician says board is using 'phony' evaluation for discipline | ASC competition heating up in Colo. city | 10 ways to overhaul CMS' physician payment system

June 06, 2022

• 2 factors determine ASC success | Inflation expected to drop | Why an ASC exec focuses on physician owners | The most attractive employment model to young physicians | The physician specialty with the highest productivity jump

June 03, 2022

• 2 surgeons killed at mass shooting at ASC building | Experts disagree over outlook for independent ASCs | ASCs are hospital's 'relief valve' | Physician specialty with the highest pay jump | 3,000-physician ASC chain looks to outpatient partnerships

June 02, 2022

• ASCs fight to recruit staff as jobless claims hit historic low | Physician pay in the 5 best states to practice | Growth opportunities in ASCs, MSOs | ASCs unaffected after WakeMed's UnitedHealthcare contract ends

June 01, 2022

• The competitive edge of independent ASCs | Physician sentenced for smuggling drug to sell as COVID-19 'miracle cure' | 19 new ASCs | Del. physician group suffers ransomware attack | Physician-owned clinic spends $1.5M on raises for 165 employees

May 27, 2022

• The blessing and curse of ASC growth | Where physicians had the highest pay growth | ASC hotspot: 23 moves in Texas | Patient sues Minn. physician, pain center for opioid addiction | 950 Mich. physicians call to reinstate oversight of CRNAs

May 26, 2022

• ASCs + the power of patient choice | Worst places for physicians to practice | Fla. physician, CEO convicted in $4.5M kickback scheme | $20M ASC moves forward amid opposition | Surgery Partners fast facts | How 1 admin is driving growth at her Minn. ASC

May 24, 2022

• ASC accused of civil rights violation in vaccine dispute | Data breach hits 500K people at Ill. physician group | VBC is more than prevention vs. intervention | Walmart's latest healthcare moves | 6 federal updates | Cleveland Clinic's $177M ASC expansion

May 23, 2022

• Where ASCs stand in consumer-driven healthcare era | 3 suits filed against UnitedHealth | Physician monthly, weekly & hourly pay per state | Biggest PE deals in the last year | 5 spine ASCs to know | 4 joint-venture ASC deals

May 20, 2022

• 108,700+ physicians move to employment | Patients unhappy with corporate medicine look to independent ASCs | Most expensive ever: $579M ASC approved at UC Davis | Physician accused of designing, selling ransomware | 10 ASC admins to know

May 19, 2022

• Which ASCs will win in their market? | Physician barred from prescribing schedule II, III drugs | Prisma Health acquires orthopedic ASC | Michigan CRNAs given full practice authority | Centene in the headlines: 5 notes

May 18, 2022

• Medicare pays HOPDs 2x more than ASCs | Physician fired for objecting to 10-minute EMR limits, suit says | Orthopedic surgeon pay hits 2-year high | As ASC industry booms, hospitals look to outpatient models | Fast facts about AmSurg

May 17, 2022

• 400-physician practice joins Duke after suit alleging takeover | ASCs vs. the 'rising cost of everything' | PE & ASCs: 6 notes | POH pays $1.1M to settle billing fraud | Calif. ASCs' secret to success

May 13, 2022

• Why the ASC boom is unlikely to slow | Site neutral insurer contracts a reality for orthopedic group | Most, least desirable states to open ASCs | Physician charged in $8.4M Medicare fraud | ASCA introduces new board officers, members

May 12, 2022

• 2022's ASC hot spot so far | Physician gets 20 yrs in prison, $4M fine | ASC or hospital. Who should decide site of service? | Physician shortage vs. job resignations by state | 5 Calif. ASC updates | Physicians & ASCs: The perfect pairing?

May 11, 2022

• USPI vs. AmSurg vs. SCA: 10 notes | Insurers want more surgeries in ASCs | HOPCo inks new Fla. deal | 10 TJR ASC physicians | Physician pay vs. average cost of living by state | Spine CEO eyes Texas, ASC-friendly states for expansion

May 10, 2022

• SCA rebrands to go beyond ASCs | ASC tax on the chopping block in Conn. | Travel nurse pay drops, but will crisis rates disappear? | CON reform dies in SC | $23M ASC office building sold | Sports medicine physician fired amid misconduct allegations

May 9, 2022

• Why ASCs have a bright future | Hospitals seek 15% pay bump — what should ASCs ask for? | Anthem spine device lawsuit tossed | GI Alliance acquisition spree | Orthopedics' biggest threats | Physician gets 6 yrs in prison

May 7, 2022

• Physician pay hits 2-year high | ASCs could beat inflation: Warren Buffett | Orthopedic surgeon vs. CEO pay | The biggest threats to orthopedics | How big is too big for physician supergroups?

May 6, 2022

• ASCs' biggest enemies | United policies drive physicians to Optum, lawsuit claims | $1B invested in 10 ASC projects | Dow's sharp drop | 10 ASC admins to know | Good, bad news for orthopedics | What to know about physician buy-in agreements

May 5, 2022

• Why ASCs could beat inflation, per Warren Buffett | Physicians to exit Anthem after 5 yrs of flat pay | Orthopedic surgeon vs. CEO pay | SCA: What to know | Physician pleads guilty to tax fraud | 5 spine ASCs + 10 GIs to know

May 4, 2022

• 2nd ASC sues UnitedHealthcare for alleged underpayment | 22-year-old ASC in danger of closing | What's driving physician revenue | Surgery Partners revenue up 16.4% | Supply chain disruptions not letting up | $52M Ga. ASC breaks ground

May 3, 2022

• Physician pay hits 2-year high | Surgery Partners, ValueHealth ink deal | AmSurg at the center of $2.5B Envision lender dispute | Amazon's healthcare moves: 8 notes for ASCs | Steindler Orthopedic sells $11M MOB | ASC co. gets health system investment

May 2, 2022

• ASC sues UnitedHealthcare for failure to pay | 21 new ASCs | Will implant cos. pass price hikes to ASCs? | 29 specialties see pay jumps | 13% of denied prior auths met Medicare requirements | The dark side of price transparency for ASCs

April 30, 2022

• How big is too big for orthopedic supergroups? | Good and bad news for ASCs | $12.5M orthopedic surgery verdict in Conn. | OIG OK’s physician ownership model | 4 overhyped spine devices

April 29, 2022

• ASCs get mixed signals from insurers | GDP falls 1.4% | GE Healthcare, Medtronic team up for new ASC services | Anthem BCBS sued for $300K spine surgery claim | Physician to pay $4.5M for Medicare fraud | NY vs. LA: ASC specialty pay

April 28, 2022

• Good, bad news for ASCs | $12M paid to settle botched intubation suit | USPI, SCA, Surgery Partners & more: 8 notes | Physicians can win big with ASCs | Fake orthopedic cos. face $48M fraud charges | 5 CMS updates | $15.3M ASC real estate sold

April 27, 2022

• Physicians' private payer problem | Chicago MLB star has surgery at ASC | 50+ stats on ASC operating costs | ASC nurse alleges retaliatory firing | Cardiologist pay jumps 6% | What robots mean for next-gen spine surgeons at ASCs

April 26, 2022

• Spine robots targeting ASCs | Physician whistleblower's false claims suit tossed | Optum's multibillion-dollar acquisition spree | $17M ASC opens in NY | Surgical Notes' ASC clients triple in 1 year | PE group now in 2 ASCs

April 25, 2022

• Physician ownership model OK'd by OIG | Can ASCs save healthcare? | Orthopedic surgeon indicted in $10M fraud scheme | What to know about USPI | 5 hottest job markets | 10 ASC admins to know | Hospitals relax mask rules

April 23, 2022

• 9 physician billionaires have one commonality | Rothman to go national | Private practice physicians drop 26% | Insurer under fire for millions in unpaid claims | Spine devicemaker scraps merger | 50 ASC staffing cost stats

April 22, 2022

• Optum ups bid 223% for physician group | 39 stats on ASC revenue | Physician noncompete contract is 'partially unreasonable' | Whistleblowers, physicians win millions in 6 settlements | How USPI's integration of SCD is going | 5 cardiology updates for ASC

April 21, 2022

• 50 ASC staffing cost stats | Physician charged with $1.3M fraud | 129 physician medical group sold in Q1 | 84% jump in corporate-owned physician groups | USPI reports $738M revenue | Johnson & Johnson orthopedics wants to be more competitive in ASCs

April 20, 2022

• Private practice physicians drop to 26% | ASCs coast-to-coast: A market breakdown | Insurer under fire for unpaid claims | 15 most common CMS ASC services | Top-earning states for physicians | 10 spine ASCs to know | Anesthesiologist pay up 8%

April 19, 2022

• 9 physician billionaires have one thing in common | Eye center chain faces disability discrimination suit | Ala. law expands CRNAs' scope of practice | What could nab more physicians to private practice | 4 new JV ASCs | $1B venture eyes ASCs, MOBs

April 18, 2022

• Physicians' biggest enemy | Are ASC staffing fixes 'too little, too late'? | Physician incentive bonuses by specialty | $22.7M paid to settle unnecessary spine surgery allegations | $17M Mo. ASC to open in May | 8 hospitals opening ASCs

April 16, 2022

• 'They’re on really thin ice': insurer draws surgeon’s ire | The investment ASCs can't afford to skip | Ophthalmologist dies in car crash | 6 orthopedic surgeons to know on Tik Tok | Physician pay by specialty

April 15, 2022

• Physicians win $60M in 4 lawsuits | Where ASCs outshine hospitals in patient satisfaction | Physician will pay $775K to settle false claims charges | GI in ASCs: 5 stats | Physician pay by specialty | Optum Q1 revenue hits $43.3B

April 14, 2022

• ASCs want to ditch insurers | $7.2M kickback settlement paid by anesthesia group | Job openings at the top 10 ASCs | Top concerns for ASCs | Nurse pay by the numbers | What ASCs should know before adding spine | The startup inspired by an ASC

April 13, 2022

• ASC nurse alleges retaliatory firing | Physician whistleblowers collect portion of $24M fraud settlement | New $13M ASC has 70 physicians | Spine tech, procedures moving to ASCs | Inflation hits 8.5%: 'There's no going back to the way things were'

April 12, 2022

• Physician took millions in kickbacks for referrals, US alleges | Big opportunities for physician growth | 10 common complications after ASC spine surgery | Ophthalmologist dies in car crash | $91M portfolio with ASCs acquired

April 11, 2022

• What ASCs are doing to stay relevant | Physician gets 78 months for pill mill | 10 states with the lowest RN pay | ASC case mix by region | 5 anesthesia updates for ASCs | Make ASC, HOPD pay rates the same: MedPAC | How an SCA exec tackles market issues

April 9, 2022

• Why insurers, health systems are breaking up | Physician to pay $500K fraud settlement | States ranked by surgeon pay | Spine surgeon among physician billionaires | Robots keep new spine surgeons out of ASCs | Where spine innovation is needed most

April 8, 2022

• The investment ASCs can't afford to skip | 100+ stats on ASCs | Hospital loses $8M suit over brain damage from hip surgery | Physician to pay $40.8K settlement | PE + ASCs: 5 updates | Employees asking for wage bumps | 10 admins to know

April 7, 2022

• Is pandemic pricing the new normal for ASCs? | ASC must face hybrid OR patent suit | 10 highest paying states for PAs | Physician to pay $40.8K settlement |  Gastro Health adds 2 practices | ASC total staffing hours per case by region

April 6, 2022

• 9 physician billionaires | ASC staff wages by region | Top 10 cities for mid-career orthopedists | A glimpse into the Western ASC market | Why insurers, health systems are breaking up | $13.7M Calif. MOB sold

April 5, 2022

• Robots keep new spine surgeons out of the ASC | 10 states with highest RN pay | Aspen Surgical gets PE | Mass General Brigham halts $223.7M ASC expansion | Why the Fed is worried | Where the busiest ASC ORs are | 5 Aetna updates

April 3, 2022

• Physician to pay $500K billing fraud settlement | 20 new ASCs | $7M expansion for Mont. ASC | Anesthesiologist pay: 10 stats | Independent physicians' consolidation alternative | Top payers by incurred claims

April 2, 2022

• Spine surgeon owes $17M to patient | Southern ASC growth may be in danger | Walmart’s push into spine care | Colo. ASC closes amid staff shortage | Alaska orthopedic surgeon to run for US House

April 1, 2022

• Surgeon pay ranked by state | Physicians asked to return up to $250K in pandemic aid | Are ASCs warming up to PE? | 67 ASCs hiring admins | Inside the Northeast ASC market | Breakdown of ASCs' FTEs | Leapfrog names ASC advisory committee

March 31, 2022

• ASC operating budgets trending up | $1.2M verdict against eye surgeon upheld | 2020 do-over: What ASC leaders would do differently | ASC exec morning digest | 10 spine ASCs to know | USPI projects 12% growth in 2022 | 5 cardio power players

March 30, 2022

• ASC growth in the South may be in danger | What would it take to sell your ASC? | Physician pleads guilty to $650K kickback scheme | Walmart digs into spine care | GI pay: 16 stats | Behind Optum's 2 multibillion-dollar deals

March 29, 2022

• Injured patient allowed to sue orthopedic group | The benefit, burden of VBC | What Biden's $5.8T budget missed | ASC execs not part of 'Great Resignation' for now | Gastro Health, GI Alliance & more: 6 notes | Top 10 cities for GI pay

March 28, 2022

• ASC to close amid staff shortages | Competition heats up for ASC execs, $5K bonuses offered | States cutting gas tax | Tough decisions for spine surgeons | Physician gets 12 years in prison | Top 10 cities for mid-career orthopedic surgeons

March 26, 2022

• 10 worst states for physicians | Surgeon wins $20M verdict against J&J | Private practice physicians' dilemma | 'Dangerous' trends in orthopedics | ASC exec pay exceeds $100K | The toughest decisions spine surgeons must make

March 25, 2022

• Rent up 17%, outpacing ASC staff salary growth | Physician gets 2 years in prison for fraud | Most competitive places for physicians by 2028 | No winners, just losers and survivors amid payer issues | ASC supply costs: 7 stats

March 24, 2022

• Private practice physicians' dilemma | Insurer fined $339K after ending med group, ASC contract | Why lunch costs too much | 10 admins to know | USPI: 10 notes | Multispecialty ASCs by the numbers | $6.2M ASC expansion

March 23, 2022

• 5 highest-paying states for physicians | Surgeon allegedly defrauded insurers with inflated patient visits | USPI, SCA & more: 5 ASC chains' growth | Travel nurses can earn $4K+ in 2022: 9 stats | Where ASCs have the highest earnings

March 22, 2022

• ASC exec pay exceeds $100K | 10 best states for physicians | What to expect from gas price hikes | SCA, Optum: 6 notes | $14.6M GI ASC planned | The tech driving ASC growth | No. of ASCs by specialty | 10 GIs to know

March 21, 2022

• 10 worst states for physicians | Tough places to build new ASCs | Women's earnings climb 30% after job switch | Where ASC operating costs are the highest | 5 GI power players | 10 spine ASCs to know | Physician gets 4 years in prison for fraud

March 19, 2022

• Orthopedic surgeon wins $20M verdict against J&J | What drives new physicians to private practice | 10 power players in spine | Where ASCs earn most revenue | $2.6B tied to 28 orthopedic expansions

March 18, 2022

• The payer trends impeding ASCs | Surgeon sued for alleged retaliation firing | 10 ASC execs shaping the industry | Where ASCs pay the most for mgmt fees | Cardiologist pay in 5 major cities | The upside to GI private practice

March 17, 2022

• FFS a 'steady march to the bottom' for ASCs | Specialties primed for ASC growth | Pain physician gets 2 years in prison | 100s of ASCs opened since pandemic hit | Fed ups interest rate as inflation nears 8% | Where physician education falls short

March 16, 2022

• Keep physician pay freeze, slash ASC conversion factor: MedPAC | Where ASCs pay the most for staff | What differentiates ASCs for surgeon investors | Anesthesiologist pay in 5 major cities | VA aims to add ASCs | 6 supply chain updates

March 15, 2022

• Where ASCs earn the most revenue | Amazon, Walmart missing chance to disrupt healthcare with ASCs | Why one physician stays independent | 287,000 patients' info compromised in Denver cardio practice hack | 10 GIs to know | 4-day school week gaining steam

March 14, 2022

• Why physicians are headed to private practice | ASC nurses earn avg $37.50/hour | Devicemaker sued over hip replacement implants | Physicians' average age by specialty | How medical resident pay compares to other entry-level pay

March 12, 2022

• Spine patients sue Aetna | Rothman adding 30-35 Fla. physicians in 2022 | The fastest-growing ASC specialty | Medtech CEO dies | Physicians' biggest threats | Orthopedic 'supercenter' 1 of 4 on East Coast

March 11, 2022

• Where ASC chains' growth is headed | $14.6M awarded in overlapping surgery case | ASC OR equipment, property cost hit $1.4M | ASC co. gets PE money | Omicron subvariant doubling every week in US

March 10, 2022

• 12 physicians sentenced to prison for $250M fraud | The fastest-growing ASC specialty | 6 best orthopedic ASCs, per Newsweek | Hourly earnings jump 5.1% as inflation hits 40-year high | Physician workforce by the numbers

March 9, 2022

• ASC financials altered by 10 issues outside of healthcare | Visa, Mastercard to hike fees | Physician convicted of multimillion-dollar fraud | How to navigate Stark Law post-pandemic | Orthopedic surgeon salaries in 5 cities

March 8, 2022

• Physicians' biggest threats | Income tax cuts boom | How ASC payer mix stacks up | GI pleads guilty to $1.4M fraud | Lawsuits build against Aetna's spine surgery coverage | Cardiologists sell MOB for $11.5M | 10 TJR ASC physicians to know

March 7, 2022

• Ophthalmologist gets 8 years in prison for fraud | Specialists per capita by state | USPI, Surgery Partners, HCA: CEO insights | ASC nurse pleads guilty to fentanyl-tampering | 10 ASC admins to know | Noncompetes may be criminally prosecuted, DOJ signals

March 5, 2022

• The Tik Tok spine surgeon's winning formula | Why don't physicians have more power in healthcare? | ASC case mix by specialty | What's next for AR in spine surgery? | Pain clinic owners convicted of $50M fraud

March 4, 2022

• Where orthopedic ASCs may boom next | Optum's 2022 growth strategy | Healthcare's $979M physician problem | GI case revenue | 10 states with most specialists per capita | 'Super Saturdays' appeal to ASCs | Stalled BCBS deal kicks ASCs out of network

March 3, 2022

• Pain clinic owners convicted of $50M fraud | 71 ASC, physician practice closures | PE looks to spine: 5 notes | Hospital-owned ASC mortality rates | Cost of 25 most common ASC procedures | 10 states likely hit hardest by physician shortages in 2030

March 2, 2022

• ASC case mix by specialty: 2022 | Biden's next COVID-19 moves | Physician took $344K in bribes | What 4 insurer CEOs are paid | Surgery Partners added 24% more physicians in Q4 | 10 spine ASCs to know | Top 2 ASC physicians take on 33% of cases

March 1, 2022

• Why don't physicians have more power in healthcare? | 32 new ASCs | Anesthesiology management firms inflate prices: study | Surgery Partners earnings up 32% | 3 physician kickback suits totaling $300M+

February 28, 2022

• The most 'overpaid' medical group CEO | $934K: Avg ASC cash on hand | What ASCs may lose when the national emergency ends | Canadian spine patients sent to US | 3 ASCs facing opposition | ASC drug, supply cost per case

February 26, 2022

• Inflation hits ASCs | Bad news for Optum | 23 spine device cos. to watch | Physician under fire for alleged fraud, improper employee bonuses | Asset or toxin? Surgeons & social media | Largest US orthopedic groups

February 25, 2022

• The No. 1 ASC in 25 states | Pay matters to the next generation of physicians | 10% of ASCs operate on razor-thin margins | ASC chains with the most physicians | DOJ sues to halt UnitedHealth Group deal | Total joints & ASCs: 14 notes

February 24, 2022

• The next hotspots for ASC growth | 4 physicians worth $35.8B combined | Endoscopy centers per capita by state | 45+ of the largest US orthopedic groups | ASCs are handling more cases: 5 stats | $13.3M ASC real estate sold

February 23, 2022

• Hospitals snap up physicians: Who wins? | $1.6M expansion at POH | Robots + ASCs: 5 notes | Physicians to get $15M in suit over bonuses | Deals in FTC's crosshairs | 1st of its kind eye clinic inside CVS | ASC chain plans 6 new centers

February 22, 2022

• Physician under fire for alleged fraud, improper employee bonuses | Orthopedic ASCs per capita for all 50 states | Surgeon to pay $340K to settle kickback allegations | 10 TJR ASC physicians to know | The rise of GI megagroups

February 21, 2022

• ASCs vs. travel nursing: Behind the 'wage war' | Bad news for Optum | ASC operating revenue: 5 stats | Money won't solve all of ASC execs' problems | 10 spine ASCs to know | 'Stealth omicron' variant: 11 notes

February 19, 2022

• Spine surgeon’s Tik Tok hits 1M views | ASC nurse pay flatlines | 10 power players in orthopedics | Billionaire spine surgeon buys $23.9M mansion | Avg. ASC revenue per case by specialty

February 18, 2022

• Antitrust suits heat up | Payers eye ASCs for big growth | 10 states with fewest orthopedic ASCs per capita | Nonprofit hospital CEOs make 8x more than average worker | Feds target supply chain collusion schemes

February 17, 2022

• ASC nurse pay flatlines | Physician agrees to pay $1.5M for taking kickbacks | Spine surgeon's video hits 1M TikTok views | Ophthalmologist awarded $909K | 10 ASC admins to know | Wyo. bill would free physicians from noncompete clauses

February 16, 2022

• ASC, system will pay $3M to settle billing fraud claims | ASC revenue per case: 11 stats | Health system's insurer contracts 'stifle competition': lawsuit | National Medical Billing Services acquires RCM co. | 7 hospitals opening ASCs

February 15, 2022

• Thousands of physicians joined the big 3 ASC chains last year | ASC power players: 5 people to know | CON laws in 2022: 6 notes | Law firms get $12M in Surgery Partners' $45M settlement | The major forces deciding the future of healthcare

February 14, 2022

• Physician wants hospital's antitrust, monopoly suit tossed | What happens next with travel nurse pay? | How ASCs can thrive amid competition | What ASCs need to know about Gen Z | Orthopedic practices trending to supergroups

February 12, 2022

• ASCs must give cost estimates: 7 details | 20 biggest healthcare companies by revenue | Mich. surgeon pleads guilty to $19.5M billing fraud | The issue dividing ASC owners

February 11, 2022

• 2 physicians indicted in $300M kickback scheme | 10 worst states for new ASC construction | Spine surgeon must pay $13M to 2 patients | Most expensive ASC projects in 2022 | 116 drugs in shortage nationwide | 'Rocket fuel for your career,' says GI

February 10, 2022

• ASCs must give cost estimates to patients | 10 worst states for private practice | Outpatient orthopedic hospital to close | USPI added 3,400+ physicians last year | Why consolidation likely won't win out in the ASC industry

February 9, 2022

• ASC chain to pay $3.3M to settle noncompete claims | 20 biggest healthcare cos. by revenue in 2022 | Surgeon pleads guilty to $19.5M billing fraud | Turn your practice into a Starbucks experience | 10 states with the most physicians

February 8, 2022

• Payers driving cases to ASCs | First-ever ranking of 50 states for private practice physicians | USPI revenue up 31% last year | Hospital physician recruitment jumps 7% | HCA hiring 11 ASC admins | 10 TJR ASC physicians to know

February 7, 2022

• $44M ASC billing fraud scheme: 5 details | Employees fired from ASC over vaccine mandate protest, may sue | The issue dividing ASC owners | 10 worst states for private practice physicians | Congress and healthcare in 2022: 5 notes

February 5, 2022

• USPI vs. SCA vs. Surgery Partners: How big 3 stack up | How the Biden administration disrupted the ASCs | Why an ASC, clinic lost coverage | Spine surgeon advises NY Jets player to retire at 24 | States ranked by ASCs per capita

February 4, 2022

• Inflation hits ASCs, physicians hard | Top 10 states for private practice physicians | ASC surgeon has license restricted | How ASCs can win in value-based care | Gastro Health breaks into Mass. | Calif. ASC sold to hospital

February 3, 2022

• ASCs fight back as insurers balk at spine surgery pay | $13.1M paid to resolve physician kickback claims | 10 admins to know | SCA exec: 4 ASC growth areas | Surgery Partners, Privia ink deal | ASC vs. HOPD costs for spine surgery

February 2, 2022

• 50 states ranked by ASCs per capita: 2022 | Will CMS physician pay cuts ever happen? | The 'sure thing' investment for ASC owners | USPI hiring 25 admins | Physician group gets $500M investment | 10 GIs to know

February 1, 2022

• Why an ASC, clinic lost payer coverage | ASC owners aren't worried as other stocks tank | 19 new ASCs in 30 days | The Biden administration disrupted the ASC industry in 5 ways | Price transparency + ASCs: 7 notes

January 31, 2022

• USPI vs. SCA vs. Surgery Partners: How big 3 stack up | Mastermind of $9M physician kickback scheme sentenced | 4 obstacles for ASCs | Nearly 10% of Stryker's knee business is in ASCs | Calif. bill would give physician owners power over PE

January 28, 2022

• Do Biden, CMS deserve 'A's' or 'F's' from ASCs? | SC Senate votes to repeal CON | Physician pay by region | Physician pay cuts, a shrinking ASC-payable list & more: 12 reimbursement updates | ASC to perform 800 TJRs per year

January 27, 2022

• Top states for physician pay in 2022 | Are hospitals getting more aggressive with private practices? | Prior auths + ASCs: 11 notes | Physician pleads guilty to $887K tax evasion | HHS issues $2B to providers

January 26, 2022

• Fla. ASC sues Cigna for $434K | The blueprint behind ASC opposition | CMS moves boost VBC in ASCs | Top 15 medtech companies | 10 spine ASCs to know | Fla. orthopedic practice more than doubles revenue after merger

January 25, 2022

• The end of ASC-blocking policies may be near | Worst cities for physician pay | USPI, GI Alliance ink deal | Nurse sentenced for stealing fentanyl from ASC | Anesthesia and ASCs: 15 notes | 13 updates on PE for ASCs

January 24, 2022

• The ASC winners and losers in 2022 | $19.2M ASC opposed by U of Iowa | OrthoIllinois victorious in battle for $14M ASC | Insurers required to cover follow-up colonoscopies | Take your playbook and 'throw it out the window' | $50M ASC coming to Texas

January 22, 2022

• MSOs become attractive for physician-owned orthopedic groups | 300 Canadian spine patients could come to US for care | What happens when physicians sell their practices | Dr. Orr Limpisvasti operates on Cleveland Browns QB

January 21, 2022

• Surgical group pays $612K to resolve fraud claims | Oscar lets patients compare ASC, hospital costs | 65 ASCs hiring admins | Penn State Health invests in ASC | NJ ASC staff must receive COVID-19 booster

January 20, 2022

• HCA sued for alleged orthopedic surgery monopoly | ASCs compete with Walmart, Target for staff | Feds take next step to fight anticompetitive mergers | 5 Cigna updates | Top 5 cities for early-career ophthalmologist pay

January 19, 2022

• ASC disputes payer's conclusion that spine cases should have been in the hospital | Stark Law: What ASCs need to know this year | Optum revenue hits $155.6B | 10 admins to know | GI and ASCs: 19 insights

January 18, 2022

• What happens when physicians sell | NJ ASCs, owner to pay $7.4M fraud settlement | 190+ ASCs with spine surgery | Texas ASC named best in region | 10 total joint ASC physicians to know | How an ASC exec keeps employee turnover in check

January 15, 2022

• Is CMS reversal on rates and inpatient-only list a sign of things to come? | USPI plans 600+ ASCs by 2025 | COVID-19 positive, asymptomatic healthcare workers return to work | Gastroenterology's 2022 boom: 6 deals to know

January 14, 2022

• Physician pay freeze backed by MedPAC | Leave spinal fusions to the surgeons, spine orgs warn | Best-paying healthcare jobs | Supreme Court backs CMS' COVID-19 shot mandate for healthcare workers | 50 states ranked by ASC per capita

January 13, 2022

• $7.4M fraud settlement for ASCs, owners | Physician ranked best job paying $100K+ | Q4 medical group deals up 121% | How a Texas ASC reassures wary patients as COVID-19 surges | Spinal fusions at HOPDs up after CMS approval for ASCs

January 12, 2022

• 'Campaign of intimidation' forced physicians into employment, lawsuit alleges | USPI aims to have 600+ ASCs by 2025 | 12 more health systems delay nonurgent surgery | 5 spine centers to know | Surgery Partners names CFO

January 11, 2022

• ASC closes temporarily amid staff shortage | Surgery Partners spent $185M on 3 EOY deals | Physician falls to No. 4 best healthcare job | Iowa clinic's $19.2M ASC application goes forward | DISC Sports & Spine Center gets investment to expand

January 10, 2022

• NY requires some hospital-owned ASCs to halt surgeries | Is CMS reversal on rates, inpatient-only list a sign of things to come? | Some COVID-19 positive, asymptomatic healthcare workers return to work | National Medical Billing Services buys mdStrategies

January 8, 2022

• 11 ASC, physician practice closures | Thousands of healthcare workers quarantined, hospitals cancel nonurgent surgeries | Physician vs. healthcare CEO pay: 5 notes | The big problem facing ASCs this year | Stryker makes $3.1B deal

January 7, 2022

• Physician indicted for illegal opioid scheme, to forfeit $944K | PE firm buys surgical hospital for $42M | Health system scraps orthopedic hospital, will build ASC | Gastro Health inks 2 deals | Omicron surge may peak in January

January 6, 2022

• Physician indicted in $5.4M fraud scheme | Inflation jump took a bite out of 2021 physician pay | Physician group's $50M lawsuit against SSM Health dismissed | $3.1B deal: Stryker buys Vocera | 15 ASC acquisitions

January 5, 2022

• The big problem facing ASCs this year | POH inks JV with 2 Ohio systems | 5 most competitive places in US for physicians | $13M Ga. ASC property sold | Lowest-earning physician specialties in the last 5 years | 5 cardio updates

January 4, 2022

• 11 ASC, practice closures | Thousands of healthcare workers out with COVID-19, nonurgent surgeries canceled | Investments, upgrades & growth: ASC exec's plans for 2022 | U.S. Orthopaedic Partners to double in size this year | United Digestive: 7 moves

January 3, 2022

• Physician vs. healthcare CEO pay: 5 notes | CMS requires COVID-19 shot for healthcare workers in 25 states by Feb. 28 | 58 new JV ASCs | Most interesting ASC deals in 2021 | 5 predictions for outpatient orthopedics

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